The evm_verify_hmac function in security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly copy data, which makes it easier for local users to forge MAC values via a timing side-channel attack.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-04-27T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.339Z

Reserved: 2016-01-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2085

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:07.977

Modified: 2016-12-03T03:24:27.613

Link: CVE-2016-2085

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-02-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2085 - Bugzilla