MGASA-2016-0031

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    MGASA-2016-0031

    Published: 21 Jan 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-0728

    Summary: Updated kernel-linus packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Perception Point Research Team found a reference leak in keyring in join_session_keyring() that can be exploited to successfully escalate privileges from a local user to root (CVE-2016-0728).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0031.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17551

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel-linus

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/kernel-linus?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.1.15-2.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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