UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10044

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10044

    Published: 7 Feb 2017Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-10044

    Summary:

    Details: The aio_mount function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.7 does not properly restrict execute access, which makes it easier for local users to bypass intended SELinux W^X policy restrictions, and consequently gain privileges, via an io_setup system call.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10044, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=22f6b4d34fcf039c63a94e7670e0da24f8575a5a, http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html, http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.7, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/22f6b4d34fcf039c63a94e7670e0da24f8575a5a, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10044

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-132.181

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    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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