Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2016-5195 | First vendor Publication | 2016-11-10 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2025-01-29 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | 7 | ||
| Base Score | 7 | Environmental Score | 7 |
| impact SubScore | 5.9 | Temporal Score | 7 |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | 1 | ||
| Attack Vector | Local | Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | Low | User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | Availability Impact | High |
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 7.2 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| 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." |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5195 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-362 | Race Condition |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
SAINT Exploits
| Description | Link |
|---|---|
| Linux Dirty COW Local File Overwrite | More info here |
Snort® IPS/IDS
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2016-11-30 | Linux kernel madvise race condition attempt RuleID : 40566 - Revision : 2 - Type : OS-LINUX |
| 2016-11-30 | Linux kernel madvise race condition attempt RuleID : 40565 - Revision : 2 - Type : OS-LINUX |
| 2016-11-30 | Linux kernel madvise race condition attempt RuleID : 40564 - Revision : 2 - Type : OS-LINUX |
| 2016-11-30 | Linux kernel madvise race condition attempt RuleID : 40563 - Revision : 2 - Type : OS-LINUX |
| 2016-11-30 | Linux kernel madvise race condition attempt RuleID : 40562 - Revision : 2 - Type : OS-LINUX |
| 2016-11-30 | Linux kernel madvise race condition attempt RuleID : 40561 - Revision : 2 - Type : OS-LINUX |
| 2016-11-30 | Linux kernel madvise race condition attempt RuleID : 40560 - Revision : 2 - Type : OS-LINUX |
| 2016-11-30 | Linux kernel madvise race condition attempt RuleID : 40543 - Revision : 2 - Type : OS-LINUX |
| 2016-11-30 | Linux kernel madvise race condition attempt RuleID : 40542 - Revision : 2 - Type : OS-LINUX |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-04-18 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update. File : al2_ALAS-2018-956.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-02-22 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2018-956.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2018-01-16 | Name : The remote Virtuozzo host is missing a security update. File : Virtuozzo_VZA-2018-004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-26 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2017-937.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-12 | Name : The remote Virtuozzo host is missing a security update. File : Virtuozzo_VZA-2017-111.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-12 | Name : The remote Virtuozzo host is missing a security update. File : Virtuozzo_VZA-2017-110.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-12-12 | Name : The remote Virtuozzo host is missing a security update. File : Virtuozzo_VZA-2017-109.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-05-01 | Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates. File : EulerOS_SA-2016-1051.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-04-03 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2017-0057.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-02-22 | Name : The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch. File : f5_bigip_SOL10558632.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-17 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2016-0158.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-15 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-c8a0c7eece.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-02 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2133.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-02 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2132.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-01 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2126.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-01 | Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update. File : Slackware_SSA_2016-305-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-01 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2128.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-11-01 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2127.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-31 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20161028_kernel_on_SL5_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-31 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2124.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-31 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-2124.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-31 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2016-2124.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-28 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2120.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2658-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2016-2105.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1227.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2105.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2106.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2107.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2110.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2118.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2655-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2657-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-27 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2659-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2636-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2633-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2016-2098.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-2105.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20161025_Important__kernel_on_SL6_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2585-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2592-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2593-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2596-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2614-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-26 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-2632-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-25 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3107-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-25 | Name : The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : sl_20161024_kernel_on_SL7_x.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-25 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-2098.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-25 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1211.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-24 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2016-0149.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-c3558808cd.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-24 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-db4b75b352.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-24 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-1212.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-24 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-3632.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-24 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-3633.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-24 | Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2016-3634.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-24 | Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates. File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2016-0150.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-24 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2016-2098.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-21 | Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update. File : ala_ALAS-2016-757.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-20 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-670.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3107-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3106-4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-3106-3.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3106-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3106-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3105-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3105-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-20 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-3104-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-10-20 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3696.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
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