Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel 2.x through 4.x before 4.8.3 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of a copy-on-write (COW) feature to write to a read-only memory mapping, as exploited in the wild in October 2016, aka "Dirty COW."
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Oct 20, 2016 | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-PAEUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-abi-whitelistsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-firmwareUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-PAE-devel | Oct 28, 2016 | Oct 28, 2016 |
| Cisco Apic | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Cisco APIC to resolve this vulnerability. | May 11, 2026 | Oct 26, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Oct 20, 2016 | Oct 19, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug | Nov 30, 2017 | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Huawei Vrp | — | Contact Huawei TAC to request the upgrades | Apr 2, 2026 | Dec 7, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Nov 10, 2016 | Oct 19, 2016 |
| Panos | — | Update PAN-OS 7.1 to the latest workaround for your deviceUpgrade PAN-OS 7.0 to the latest version | Feb 22, 2017 | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-kdumpUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-trace-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-trace-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-commonUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-i686Upgrade kernel-abi-whitelistsUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-PAE-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64Upgrade kernel-kdump-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-PAEUpgrade kernel-firmwareUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-traceUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-kdump-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade python-perfUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-bootwrapperUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-s390xUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-xen-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-PAE-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-rt-docUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Nov 1, 2016 | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-proxyUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-nodeUpgrade go1.14Upgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade cri-o-kubeadm-criconfigUpgrade go1.14-docUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet1.18Upgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-apiserverUpgrade kubernetes-schedulerUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-masterUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kubernetes-kubeadmUpgrade cri-toolsUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet-commonUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kubernetes-controller-managerUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade go1.14-raceUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade cri-oUpgrade kubernetes-clientUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet1.17 | Oct 21, 2016 | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1491-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-omapUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-1017-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1032-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-highbankUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1029-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc-e500mc | Oct 24, 2016 | Oct 24, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 10, 2016 |
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