Description
The arch_pick_mmap_layout function in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly randomize the legacy base address, which makes it easier for local users to defeat the intended restrictions on the ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE flag, and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism for a setuid or setgid program, by disabling stack-consumption resource limits.
Published: 2016-04-27
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-516-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3607-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4697 The arch_pick_mmap_layout function in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly randomize the legacy base address, which makes it easier for local users to defeat the intended restrictions on the ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE flag, and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism for a setuid or setgid program, by disabling stack-consumption resource limits.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2965-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2965-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2965-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2965-4 Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2989-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2996-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2997-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2998-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3000-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3001-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3002-1 Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3003-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3004-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
References
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8addf891de8a00e4d39fc32f93f7c5eb8feceb cve-icon cve-icon
http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-3672-Unlimiting-the-stack-not-longer-dis cve-icon cve-icon
http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-3672-Unlimiting-the-stack-not-longer-disables-ASLR.html cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182524.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Apr/34 cve-icon
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/26 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537996/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85884 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035506 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676 cve-icon cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324749 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b8addf891de8a00e4d39fc32f93f7c5eb8feceb cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3672 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3672 cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39669/ cve-icon cve-icon
History

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00016}

epss

{'score': 0.00021}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.467Z

Reserved: 2016-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3672

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:27.397

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-3672

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-04-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3672 - Bugzilla

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