CVE-2016-3070
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-3070 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-08-06 20:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in include/trace/events/writeback.h in the Linux kernel before 4.4 improperly interacts with mm/migrate.c, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a certain page move. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-3036-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-3034-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Bug 1308846 – CVE-2016-3070 kernel: Null pointer dereference in trace_writeback_dirty_page() | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking |
| CVE-2016-3070 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | security-tracker.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| mm: migrate dirty page without clear_page_dirty_for_io etc · torvalds/linux@42cb14b · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| Linux Kernel 'migrate.c' Null Pointer Deference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| USN-3035-3: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-3034-1: Linux kernel vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-3035-1: Linux kernel vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-3037-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-3035-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2016-3070 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.