High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-3070
CVE-2016-3070
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
15- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3070nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90518nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-3nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3036-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3037-1nvd
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