CVE-2016-3699
N/A
Published: October 7, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:46 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelLinuxEnterprise Mrg
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/22/4x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329653x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/a4a5ed2835e8ea042868b7401dced3f517cafa76Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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