Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2016-5195

TLP:CLEAR

Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability

Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to escalate privileges.

Facts

  • Vendor: Linux
  • Product: Kernel
  • CVSS: 7
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 83.5 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 3 March 2022
  • First known exploitation: 3 March 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 24 March 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-362
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 3 March 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD