The __get_user_asm_ex macro in arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h in the Linux kernel 4.4.22 through 4.4.28 contains extended asm statements that are incompatible with the exception table, which allows local users to obtain root access on non-SMEP platforms via a crafted application. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of incorrect backporting of the CVE-2016-9178 patch to older kernels.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2016-11-28T03:01:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.223Z
Reserved: 2016-11-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-9644
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-11-28T03:59:18.283
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:01:33.910
Link: CVE-2016-9644
Redhat