Incorrect Privilege Assignment in kernel-firmware | CVE-2016-2069

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-firmware to version 0:2.6.32-696.el6 or higher. This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0817 .

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Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELFIRMWARE-1510968
published26 Jul 2021
disclosed25 Jan 2016

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Introduced: 25 Jan 2016

CVE-2016-2069 (opens in a new tab) CWE-266 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-firmware to version 0:2.6.32-696.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0817.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-firmware package and not the kernel-firmware package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Race condition in arch/x86/mm/tlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering access to a paging structure by a different CPU.

Incorrect Privilege Assignment Affecting kernel-firmware package, versions <0:2.6.32-696.el6

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