CVE-2016-3699

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3699

Severity

7.4

High

CVSS V3

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Description

The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3699
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pv5f-x9r7-h4c8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653
https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76

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CVE-2016-3699

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