CVE-2016-3695

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    CVE-2016-3695

    Published: 29 Dec 2017Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The einj_error_inject function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to simulate hardware errors and consequently cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to disable APEI error injection through EINJ when securelevel is set.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102327, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322755, https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/d7a6be58edc01b1c66ecd8fcc91236bfbce0a420

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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Low
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    Availability
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    High