CVE-2016-3699 Information

Description

The Linux kernel as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.4