FKIE_CVE-2016-3672
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-04-27 17:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:46
Severity
Summary
The arch_pick_mmap_layout function in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly randomize the legacy base address, which makes it easier for local users to defeat the intended restrictions on the ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE flag, and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism for a setuid or setgid program, by disabling stack-consumption resource limits.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.10 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 12.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_desktop | 12.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching | 12.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud | 12.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension | 12.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_server | 12.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension | 12.0 | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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