High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4794
CVE-2016-4794
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in mm/percpu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted use of the mmap and bpf system calls.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
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References
12- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/12/6nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lkml.org/lkml/2016/4/17/125nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90625nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3053-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3054-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3055-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3056-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3057-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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