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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2016-3699

Deferred

Source-secalert@redhat.com

Published At-07 Oct, 2016 | 14:59

Updated At-12 Apr, 2025 | 10:46

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	7.4	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary	2.0	6.9	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CPE Matches

Linux Kernel Organization, Inc

>>linux_kernel>>-

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Red Hat, Inc.

>>enterprise_mrg>>2.0

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Red Hat, Inc.

>>linux>>7.2

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-264	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html	secalert@redhat.com	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4	secalert@redhat.com	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114	secalert@redhat.com	Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653	secalert@redhat.com	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76	secalert@redhat.com	Exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit

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