CWE Code: 190
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Summary: the ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer calculations, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb file.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-01-05
Last Modified Date: 2017-01-07