The einj_error_inject function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to simulate hardware errors and consequently cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to disable APEI error injection through EINJ when securelevel is set.
References
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https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/d7a6be58edc01b1c66ecd8fcc91236bfbce0a420 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322755 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102327 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Information
Published : 2017-12-29 07:29
Updated : 2018-01-10 08:44
NVD link : CVE-2016-3695
Mitre link : CVE-2016-3695
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CWE
CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux
linux
- linux_kernel