CVE-2016-6786
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6786
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-6786.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-6786
- Downstream
- Published
- 2016-12-28T07:59:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:28Z
- Severity
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- 7.0 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain migrations, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android internal bug 30955111.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3791
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94679
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403842
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f63a8daa5812afef4f06c962351687e1ff9ccb2b