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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4794

Use-after-free vulnerability in mm/percpu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted use of the mmap and bpf system calls.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published May 23, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-vivid

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

6 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4794

Use-after-free vulnerability in mm/percpu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted use of the mmap and bpf system calls.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence