CVE-2016-3070

Published: Aug 6, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

The trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in include/trace/events/writeback.h in the Linux kernel before 4.4 improperly interacts with mm/migrate.c, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a certain page move.

Affected (2)

Products: Debian: Debian Linux · Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.3.6

Related CWEs

NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (30)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingPatch

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90518

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-3

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3036-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3037-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308846

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Issue TrackingPatch

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3070

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatch

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90518

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3034-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3035-3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3036-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3037-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1308846

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/42cb14b110a5698ccf26ce59c4441722605a3743

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatch

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3070

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

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