High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2069
CVE-2016-2069
Description
Race condition in arch/x86/mm/tlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering access to a paging structure by a different CPU.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
22- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/71b3c126e61177eb693423f2e18a1914205b165envdPatchVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/1nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/81809nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2932-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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