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Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-9754

The ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer calculations, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb file.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 28.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
Products affected by CVE-2016-9754


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