CVE-2016-9754

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p43

Published

Jan 5, 2017 (Jan 5, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: linux
Products: linux kernel
Weakness: CWE-190
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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