CVE-2016-9754
High
CVE-2016-9754
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.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
January 5, 2017
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-9754
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95278
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.html