NVD

CVE-2016-3699 Detail

Modified

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Description

The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd.

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: 7.4 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/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: 6.9 MEDIUM

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

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76	Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	NIST

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Change History

8 change records found show changes

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/11/2016 8:13:05 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:::::::
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-264
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76 Exploit

Initial CVE Analysis 10/07/2016 2:40:03 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	Configuration 1 OR	Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0::::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:::::::
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-264
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 Broken Link
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 Issue Tracking	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76 Exploit

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-3699
NVD Published Date:
10/07/2016
NVD Last Modified:
02/12/2023
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.

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CVE-2016-3699 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 11:57:30 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 11:50:08 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 11:17:30 AM

CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST 7/15/2021 3:16:09 PM

CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 1/04/2018 9:30:43 PM

CVE Translated by NIST 10/12/2016 12:45:03 PM

Modified Analysis by NIST 10/11/2016 8:13:05 AM

Initial CVE Analysis 10/07/2016 2:40:03 PM

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