Vulnerability Report

CVE-2016-3699

Title: Redhat Enterprise Mrg

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2016-3699.

CWE Category CWE-264
Published Date Oct 07, 2016
Modified Date May 06, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 7.4 CVSS v3.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.04%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2016-3699: 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.

Impacted Vendors

C
cyrix 1
C
conectiva 1
U
ubuntu 1
L
linux 1
R
redhat 2

Reference Links

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93114 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653 https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76
CVSS v3.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.9
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2016-3699 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.