CVE-2016-3695 | BDVDB-2026-94613 Detail

Description#

The einj_error_inject function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to simulate hardware errors and consequently cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to disable APEI error injection through EINJ when securelevel is set.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322755
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102327
https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/d7a6be58edc01b1c66ecd8fcc91236bfbce0a420

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-12-29Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.