CVE-2016-5195
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Statement
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and MRG 2.x. This issue has been rated as having Important security impact. Updates for each affected version are in progress and will be released as soon as possible.
Shipping versions of Fedora are affected and Fedora is aware of this flaw.
For additional information about this flaw, please see https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2706661
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.8 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 7.1 (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2118 | 2016-10-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2124 | 2016-10-28 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Update Support 6.2 (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2132 | 2016-11-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Update Support 6.4 (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2133 | 2016-11-01 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2016:2110 | 2016-10-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.7 (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2106 | 2016-10-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2105 | 2016-10-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long Life (v. 5.9 server) (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2126 | 2016-10-31 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 6.5) (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2120 | 2016-10-27 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long Life (v. 5.6 server) (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2127 | 2016-10-31 |
| Red Hat MRG Grid for RHEL 6 Server v.2 (kernel-rt) | RHSA-2016:2107 | 2016-10-26 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.6 (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2128 | 2016-10-31 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel-aarch64) | RHSA-2017:0372 | 2017-03-02 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advanced Update Support 6.5 (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2120 | 2016-10-27 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (kernel) | RHSA-2016:2098 | 2016-10-24 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kernel | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Phil Oester for reporting this issue.Mitigation
Please see bug 1384344 comment #13 (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384344#c13) for details on how to mitigate this issue.