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 kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-PAE-develUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-firmwareUpgrade kernel-PAEUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-abi-whitelistsUpgrade kernel-tools | 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 kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernelUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo | 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-bootwrapperUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-PAE-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-traceUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-rt-docUpgrade kernel-rt-develUpgrade kernel-kdump-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-debugUpgrade kernel-docUpgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-xen-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-s390xUpgrade kernel-rt-trace-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-abi-whitelistsUpgrade kernel-xen-develUpgrade kernel-kdump-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debug-develUpgrade kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debuginfo-commonUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-PAE-develUpgrade python-perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debug-debuginfoUpgrade perf-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-firmwareUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-rt-trace-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-kdumpUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-PAEUpgrade kernel-xenUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 | Nov 1, 2016 | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade go1.14-docUpgrade cri-o-kubeadm-criconfigUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade go1.14Upgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet1.18Upgrade kubernetes-schedulerUpgrade kubernetes-apiserverUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-nodeUpgrade kubernetes-proxyUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet1.17Upgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade cri-toolsUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-controller-managerUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade cri-oUpgrade kubernetes-masterUpgrade go1.14-raceUpgrade kubernetes-clientUpgrade kubernetes-kubeadmUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kubernetes-kubelet-common | Oct 21, 2016 | Oct 21, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1029-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-omapUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-45-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1491-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-26-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-113-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1032-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-1017-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc64-smp | 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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