CVE-2016-5195

Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel 2.x through 4.x before 4.8.3 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of a copy-on-write (COW) feature to write to a read-only memory mapping, as exploited in the wild in October 2016, aka "Dirty COW."
Race Condition
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7 HIGH
LOCAL
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
ChromeCNA
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CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
7 HIGH
LOCAL
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 99%
VendorProductVersion
canonicalubuntu_linux
12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.10
linuxlinux_kernel
2.6.22 ≤
𝑥
< 3.2.83
linuxlinux_kernel
3.3 ≤
𝑥
< 3.4.113
linuxlinux_kernel
3.5 ≤
𝑥
< 3.10.104
linuxlinux_kernel
3.11 ≤
𝑥
< 3.12.66
linuxlinux_kernel
3.13 ≤
𝑥
< 3.16.38
linuxlinux_kernel
3.17 ≤
𝑥
< 3.18.44
linuxlinux_kernel
3.19 ≤
𝑥
< 4.1.35
linuxlinux_kernel
4.2 ≤
𝑥
< 4.4.26
linuxlinux_kernel
4.5 ≤
𝑥
< 4.7.9
linuxlinux_kernel
4.8 ≤
𝑥
< 4.8.3
redhatenterprise_linux
6.0
redhatenterprise_linux
7.0
redhatenterprise_linux_aus
6.2
redhatenterprise_linux_aus
6.4
redhatenterprise_linux_aus
6.5
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
6.6
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
6.7
redhatenterprise_linux_eus
7.1
redhatenterprise_linux_long_life
5.6
redhatenterprise_linux_long_life
5.9
redhatenterprise_linux_tus
6.5
debiandebian_linux
7.0
debiandebian_linux
8.0
paloaltonetworkspan-os
5.1 ≤
𝑥
< 7.0.14
paloaltonetworkspan-os
7.1.0 ≤
𝑥
< 7.1.8
netappcloud_backup
-
netapphci_storage_nodes
-
netapponcommand_balance
-
netapponcommand_performance_manager
-
netapponcommand_unified_manager_for_clustered_data_ontap
-
netappontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
-
netappsnapprotect
-
netappsolidfire
-
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.226-1
fixed
bookworm
6.1.106-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.112-1
fixed
trixie
6.11.5-1
fixed
sid
6.11.6-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
Fixed 4.8.0-26.28
released
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-45.66
released
trusty
Fixed 3.13.0-100.147
released
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-115.157
released
linux-armadaxp
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-1677.104
released
linux-aws
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
precise
dne
linux-flo
zesty
dne
yakkety
ignored
xenial
ignored
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-gke
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-goldfish
zesty
ignored
yakkety
ignored
xenial
ignored
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-grouper
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-hwe
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-hwe-edge
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-linaro-omap
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
ignored
linux-linaro-shared
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
ignored
linux-linaro-vexpress
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
ignored
linux-lts-quantal
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
ignored
linux-lts-raring
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
ignored
linux-lts-saucy
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
ignored
linux-lts-trusty
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
Fixed 3.13.0-100.147~precise1
released
linux-lts-utopic
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-lts-vivid
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
Fixed 3.19.0-73.81~14.04.1
released
precise
dne
linux-lts-wily
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-lts-xenial
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-45.66~14.04.1
released
precise
dne
linux-maguro
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-mako
zesty
dne
yakkety
ignored
xenial
ignored
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-manta
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-qcm-msm
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
ignored
linux-raspi2
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
Fixed 4.8.0-1018.21
released
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1029.36
released
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-snapdragon
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
Fixed 4.4.0-1032.36
released
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1032.36
released
trusty
dne
precise
dne
linux-ti-omap4
zesty
dne
yakkety
dne
xenial
dne
trusty
dne
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-1493.120
released
References