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CVE-2016-3070 Detail

Modified

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Description

The trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in include/trace/events/writeback.h in the Linux kernel before 4.4 improperly interacts with mm/migrate.c, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a certain page move.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 4.6 MEDIUM

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743	Issue Tracking Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90518
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3036-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3037-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308846	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743	Issue Tracking Patch
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3070	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-476	NULL Pointer Dereference	NIST

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Change History

7 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:18:06 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Removed	CVSS V2	Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Changed	Description	A security flaw was found in the Linux kernel that an attempt to move page mapped by AIO ring buffer to the other node triggers NULL pointer dereference at trace_writeback_dirty_page(), because aio_fs_backing_dev_info.dev is 0.	The trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in include/trace/events/writeback.h in the Linux kernel before 4.4 improperly interacts with mm/migrate.c, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a certain page move.
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2584 [No Types Assigned]
Removed	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3070 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 4:16:37 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V2		Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Changed	Description	The trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in include/trace/events/writeback.h in the Linux kernel before 4.4 improperly interacts with mm/migrate.c, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a certain page move.	A security flaw was found in the Linux kernel that an attempt to move page mapped by AIO ring buffer to the other node triggers NULL pointer dereference at trace_writeback_dirty_page(), because aio_fs_backing_dev_info.dev is 0.
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2584 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference		https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3070 [No Types Assigned]

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/28/2016 3:06:08 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90518 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-1 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-2 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-1 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-2 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-3 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3036-1 [No Types Assigned]
Added	Reference	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3037-1 [No Types Assigned]

Modified Analysis by NIST 8/10/2016 2:02:27 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0::::::: Configuration 2 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3.6::::::: (and previous)
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-476
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743 No Types Assigned	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743 Issue Tracking, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308846 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308846 Issue Tracking
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743 Issue Tracking, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3070 No Types Assigned	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3070 Third Party Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-3070
NVD Published Date:
08/06/2016
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2016-3070 Detail

Description

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Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 11:56:05 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 6:18:06 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 4:16:37 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/04/2018 9:30:39 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/28/2016 3:06:08 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 8/10/2016 2:02:27 PM

Initial CVE Analysis 8/10/2016 2:00:48 PM

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