CVE-2016-3695
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
The einj_error_inject function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to simulate hardware errors and consequently cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to disable APEI error injection through EINJ when securelevel is set.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.51%• Percentile: 43%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-74•Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
Affected Systems
- chainguard•hyperv-daemons-6.18
< 0
- chainguard•hyperv-daemons-generic
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-6.12
< 6.12.65-r0 | < 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-6.12-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-6.12-fips-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-6.12-headers
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-6.12-modules
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-6.18
< 0 | < 6.18.10-r0
- chainguard•linux-aws-6.18-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-6.18-fips-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-6.18-headers
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-6.18-modules
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-generic
< 0 | < 6.18.5-r0
- chainguard•linux-aws-generic-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-generic-fips-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-generic-headers
< 0
- chainguard•linux-aws-generic-modules
< 0
- chainguard•linux-azure-6.12
< 6.12.65-r1 | < 0
- chainguard•linux-azure-6.18
< 0
- chainguard•linux-azure-6.18-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-azure-6.18-fips-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-azure-6.18-headers
< 0
- chainguard•linux-azure-6.18-modules
< 0
- chainguard•linux-azure-generic
< 0 | < 6.18.5-r0
- chainguard•linux-azure-generic-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-azure-generic-fips-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-azure-generic-headers
< 0
- chainguard•linux-azure-generic-modules
< 0
- chainguard•linux-desktop-6.18
all
- chainguard•linux-desktop-6.18-bootc
all
- chainguard•linux-desktop-6.18-bootc-boot-installed
all
- chainguard•linux-desktop-6.18-headers
all
- chainguard•linux-desktop-6.18-modules
all
- chainguard•linux-desktop-7.2
all
- chainguard•linux-desktop-7.2-bootc
all
- chainguard•linux-desktop-7.2-bootc-boot-installed
all
- chainguard•linux-desktop-7.2-modules
all
- chainguard•linux-firecracker-6.18
all
- chainguard•linux-gcp-6.12
< 0 | < 6.12.65-r0
- chainguard•linux-gcp-6.18
< 6.18.10-r0 | < 0
- chainguard•linux-gcp-6.18-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-gcp-6.18-fips-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-gcp-6.18-headers
< 0
- chainguard•linux-gcp-6.18-modules
< 0
- chainguard•linux-gcp-generic
< 0 | < 6.18.5-r0
- chainguard•linux-gcp-generic-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-gcp-generic-fips-boot-installed
< 0
- chainguard•linux-gcp-generic-headers
< 0
- chainguard•linux-gcp-generic-modules
< 0
- chainguard•linux-qemu-6.12
< 6.12.71-r0
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