Description

The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 7, 2016, 2:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-3699 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-3699 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_mrg
2 Redhat linux
1 Linux linux_kernel

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None

Python

Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-3699 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-3699 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653
    Added Reference https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2016-3699 kernel: ACPI table override allowed when securelevel is enabled The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd.
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2584 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3699 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd. CVE-2016-3699 kernel: ACPI table override allowed when securelevel is enabled
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3699 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2584 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574 [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 Broken Link
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 Broken Link
    Added CWE CWE-264
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-3699 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-3699 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} -0.01%

score

0.31644

percentile

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