vulnerability
F5 Networks: K10558632 (CVE-2016-5195): Linux privilege-escalation vulnerability CVE-2016-5195
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 21, 2016 | Feb 16, 2017 | Jul 26, 2024 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 21, 2016
Added
Feb 16, 2017
Modified
Jul 26, 2024
Description
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."
Solution
f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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