CVE-2016-2085
Published on: 04/27/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:15 PM UTC
Certain versions of Linux Kernel from Linux contain the following vulnerability:
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.
- CVE-2016-2085 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity.
CVSS3 Score: 5.5 - MEDIUM
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | LOW | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
|
UNCHANGED | NONE | HIGH | NONE |
CVSS2 Score: 2.1 - LOW
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
NONE | PARTIAL | NONE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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CVE-2016-2085 in Ubuntu | people.canonical.com text/html |
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USN-2947-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-2947-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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1324867 – (CVE-2016-2085) CVE-2016-2085 kernel: timing side channel vulnerability in the Linux Extended Verification Module | bugzilla.redhat.com text/html |
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USN-2948-2: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) regression | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-2946-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | Vendor Advisory git.kernel.org text/html |
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USN-2946-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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CVE-2016-2085 | security-tracker.debian.org text/html |
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EVM: Use crypto_memneq() for digest comparisons · torvalds/[email protected] · GitHub | Patch Vendor Advisory github.com text/html |
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USN-2948-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-2947-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-2949-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE