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CVE-2016-2143

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Published: Apr 27, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

The fork implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5 on s390 platforms mishandles the case of four page-table levels, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application, related to arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h and arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h.

Affected (10)

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Linux: Linux Kernel · Debian: Debian Linux · Redhat: Enterprise Linux · Oracle: Linux
Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Redhat
1 product
Enterprise Linux
Oracle
1 product
Linux
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
From 2.6.25 to 3.2.79
Linux Kernel
From 3.13 to 3.16.35
Linux Kernel
From 3.17 to 4.1.21
Linux Kernel
From 3.3 to 3.12.58
Linux Kernel
From 4.2 to 4.4.6
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian
Debian Linux
Version 6.0
Debian Linux
Version 7.0
Debian Linux
Version 8.0
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Enterprise Linux
Version 7.0
Configuration D
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Version 7 0

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (26)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
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Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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