High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 7, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3699
CVE-2016-3699
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.
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Affected products
63- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 7.2
- osv-coords59 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/hyperv-daemonspkg:apk/chainguard/hyperv-daemons-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/hyperv-daemons-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linuxpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.12-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-generic-boot-configurationpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-generic-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-generic-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-generic-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-generic-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-generic-boot-configurationpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-generic-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-generic-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-generic-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-generic-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-boot-configurationpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-generic-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-generic-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-generic-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-generic-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-genericpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-generic-bootc-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-melangepkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rcpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rc-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rc-fips-boot-installedpkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rc-headerspkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-rc-modulespkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-6.12pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-6.18pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-generic
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References
6- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76nvdExploit
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114nvdBroken Link
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
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