CVE

Id
96574  
CVE No.
CVE-2016-9754  
Status
Candidate  
Description
The ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer calculations, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb file.  
Phase
Assigned (20161201)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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