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CVE-2016-5195 Detail

Description

Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel 2.x through 4.x before 4.8.3 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of a copy-on-write (COW) feature to write to a read-only memory mapping, as exploited in the wild in October 2016, aka "Dirty COW."


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=19be0eaffa3ac7d8eb6784ad9bdbc7d67ed8e619 Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10770 Third Party Advisory 
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10774 Third Party Advisory 
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00034.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00035.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00036.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00038.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00039.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00040.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00045.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00048.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00049.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00050.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00051.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00052.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00053.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00054.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00055.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00056.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00057.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00058.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00063.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00064.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00065.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00066.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00067.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00072.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00033.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00100.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139287/DirtyCow-Local-Root-Proof-Of-Concept.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139922/Linux-Kernel-Dirty-COW-PTRACE_POKEDATA-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139923/Linux-Kernel-Dirty-COW-PTRACE_POKEDATA-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142151/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0021-1.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2098.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2105.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2106.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2118.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2120.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2124.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2126.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2127.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2128.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2132.html Third Party Advisory 
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http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161026-linux Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3696 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161207-01-dirtycow-en Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.3 Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/21/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/7 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/27/13 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/30/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/03/7 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/03/07/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/2 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/7 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/8 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/09/4 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/15/1 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539611/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540252/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540344/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540736/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/540252/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/540344/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/540736/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93793 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037078 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3104-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3104-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3105-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3105-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3106-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3106-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3106-3 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3106-4 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3107-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3107-2 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5195 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2706661 Third Party Advisory 
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384344 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004418 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://dirtycow.ninja Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/dirtycow/dirtycow.github.io/wiki/PoCs Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/dirtycow/dirtycow.github.io/wiki/VulnerabilityDetails Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/19be0eaffa3ac7d8eb6784ad9bdbc7d67ed8e619 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c05352241 Third Party Advisory 
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03707en_us Third Party Advisory 
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03722en_us Third Party Advisory 
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E7M62SRP6CZLJ4ZXCRZKV4WPLQBSR7DT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NWMDLBWMGZKFHMRJ7QUQVCERP5QHDB6W/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/W3APRVDVPDBXLH4DC5UKZVCR742MJIM3/
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-5195.html Third Party Advisory 
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5195 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20161025-0001/ Third Party Advisory 
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-5195 Third Party Advisory 
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html Third Party Advisory 
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html Third Party Advisory 
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-vcsd Third Party Advisory 
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https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/243144 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability 03/03/2022 03/24/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5195
NVD Published Date:
11/10/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
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