| Name | CVE-2016-9754 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.218-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.221-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.94-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.99-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.9.10-1 | fixed |
| sid | 6.9.11-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.39-1 | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.6.1-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/59643d1535eb220668692a5359de22545af579f6 (v4.7-rc1)