CVE-2016-5195
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.0 High
- Published
- Nov 10, 2016
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Reserved
- May 31, 2016
Description
Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel 2.x through 4.x before 4.8.3 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of a copy-on-write (COW) feature to write to a read-only memory mapping, as exploited in the wild in October 2016, aka "Dirty COW."
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.0 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- RHSA-2016:2107vendor-advisory
- 40616exploit
- RHSA-2017:0372vendor-advisory
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05352241
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- 40839exploit
- https://dirtycow.ninja/
- 40847exploit
- RHSA-2016:2118vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:2128vendor-advisory
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- RHSA-2016:2120vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20161026 Re: CVE-2016-5195 "Dirty COW" Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerabilitymailing-list
- RHSA-2016:2133vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:2098vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03761en_us
- VU#243144third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1004418
- 1037078vdb-entry
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-5195.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03722en_us
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20161025-0001/
- 93793vdb-entry
- RHSA-2016:2127vendor-advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5195
- https://github.com/dirtycow/dirtycow.github.io/wiki/PoCs
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03742en_us
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/19be0eaffa3ac7d8eb6784ad9bdbc7d67ed8e619
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCO8x/StruxureWare+Data+Center+Operation+Software+Vulnerability+Fixes
- https://github.com/dirtycow/dirtycow.github.io/wiki/VulnerabilityDetails
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384344
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/2706661
- RHSA-2016:2106vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=19be0eaffa3ac7d8eb6784ad9bdbc7d67ed8e619
- 40611exploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5195
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05347541
- RHSA-2016:2124vendor-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.3
- RHSA-2016:2105vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:2126vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:2132vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2016:2110vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03707en_us
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05341463
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10176
- SUSE-SU-2016:2635vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:2659vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20161027 CVE-2016-5195 test casemailing-list
- USN-3106-2vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2583vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139277/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0012-1.html
- SUSE-SU-2016:2633vendor-advisory
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20161207-01-dirtycow-en
- SUSE-SU-2016:2638vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2584vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142151/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0021-1.html
- SUSE-SU-2016:2658vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:2631vendor-advisory
- USN-3106-3vendor-advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-c05352241
- SUSE-SU-2016:2655vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-c3558808cdvendor-advisory
- 20170615 [security bulletin] HPESBGN03761 rev.1 - HPE Virtualization Performance Viewer (VPV)/ Cloud Optimizer using Linux, Remote Escalation of Privilegemailing-list
- SUSE-SU-2016:2637vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:2596vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:2634vendor-advisory
- 20181107 Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server Test Validation Script Issuevendor-advisory
- 20161026 Vulnerability in Linux Kernel Affecting Cisco Products: October 2016vendor-advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10770
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10177
- SUSE-SU-2016:2657vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:2614vendor-advisory
- USN-3105-2vendor-advisory
- USN-3107-1vendor-advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10774
- USN-3107-2vendor-advisory
- 20170331 [security bulletin] HPESBGN03722 rev.1 - HPE Operations Agent, Local Escalation of Privilegemailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2625vendor-advisory
- USN-3106-1vendor-advisory
- USN-3106-4vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20161030 Re: CVE-2016-5195 test casemailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139923/Linux-Kernel-Dirty-COW-PTRACE_POKEDATA-Privilege-Escalation.html
- SUSE-SU-2016:2673vendor-advisory
- USN-3104-2vendor-advisory
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-063
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10807
- SUSE-SU-2016:2629vendor-advisory
- 20161020 [CVE-2016-5195] "Dirty COW" Linux privilege escalation vulnerabilitymailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139922/Linux-Kernel-Dirty-COW-PTRACE_POKEDATA-Privilege-Escalation.html
- SUSE-SU-2016:2632vendor-advisory
- 20170310 [security bulletin] HPESBGN03707 rev.1 - HPE ConvergedSystem 700 2.0 VMware Kit, Remote Increase of Privilegemailing-list
- USN-3105-1vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139286/DirtyCow-Linux-Kernel-Race-Condition.html
- SUSE-SU-2016:2630vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-db4b75b352vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2016-c8a0c7eecevendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20161103 Re: CVE-2016-5195 "Dirty COW" Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerabilitymailing-list
- SUSE-SU-2016:2636vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:3069vendor-advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10222
- DSA-3696vendor-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139287/DirtyCow-Local-Root-Proof-Of-Concept.html
- SUSE-SU-2016:2592vendor-advisory
- 20170331 [security bulletin] HPESBGN03722 rev.1 - HPE Operations Agent, Local Escalation of Privilegemailing-list
- 20161020 [CVE-2016-5195] "Dirty COW" Linux privilege escalation vulnerabilitymailing-list
- USN-3104-1vendor-advisory
- 20170615 [security bulletin] HPESBGN03761 rev.1 - HPE Virtualization Performance Viewer (VPV)/ Cloud Optimizer using Linux, Remote Escalation of Privilegemailing-list
- SUSE-SU-2016:2593vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2016:3304vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20161021 CVE-2016-5195 "Dirty COW" Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerabilitymailing-list
- 20170310 [security bulletin] HPESBGN03707 rev.1 - HPE ConvergedSystem 700 2.0 VMware Kit, Remote Increase of Privilegemailing-list
- SUSE-SU-2016:2585vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2649vendor-advisory
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-5195
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0554vendor-advisory
- https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1753-security-advisory-0026
- [oss-security] 20220307 CVE-2022-0847: Linux kernel: overwriting read-only filesmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20220808 Re: CVE-2022-2590: Linux kernel: Modifying shmem/tmpfs files without write permissionsmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20220808 CVE-2022-2590: Linux kernel: Modifying shmem/tmpfs files without write permissionsmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20220808 Re: CVE-2022-2590: Linux kernel: Modifying shmem/tmpfs files without write permissionsmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20220808 Re: CVE-2022-2590: Linux kernel: Modifying shmem/tmpfs files without write permissionsmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20220809 Re: CVE-2022-2590: Linux kernel: Modifying shmem/tmpfs files without write permissionsmailing-list
- [oss-security] 20220815 Re: CVE-2022-2590: Linux kernel: Modifying shmem/tmpfs files without write permissionsmailing-list
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/35
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-5195government-resource
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