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."
| 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 python-perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-abi-whitelistsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-PAEUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-PAE-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-firmware | 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 perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-tools | Nov 30, 2017 | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Huawei Vrp | — | Contact Huawei TAC to request the upgrades | Apr 2, 2026 | Dec 7, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | 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-debuginfo-common-i686Upgrade kernelUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-firmwareUpgrade kernel-rt-trace-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-abi-whitelistsUpgrade kernel-PAEUpgrade kernel-PAE-develUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-commonUpgrade kernel-kdump-develUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-kdumpUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64Upgrade kernel-rt-trace-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-xen-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-PAE-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-kdump-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-rt-docUpgrade kernel-bootwrapperUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-s390xUpgrade kernel-rt-traceUpgrade perf | Nov 1, 2016 | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kubernetes-masterUpgrade kubernetes-clientUpgrade cri-toolsUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet-commonUpgrade go1.14-raceUpgrade kubernetes-kubeadmUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet1.17Upgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kubernetes-controller-managerUpgrade cri-oUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-proxyUpgrade kubernetes-schedulerUpgrade go1.14-docUpgrade kubernetes-nodeUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-apiserverUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet1.18Upgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade go1.14Upgrade cri-o-kubeadm-criconfigUpgrade kernel-ec2-extra | Oct 21, 2016 | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.8.0-1017-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1491-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-highbankUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-virtualUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1032-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1029-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc64-emb | 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 |
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub