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CVE-2016-3695 Details

Description

The einj_error_inject function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to simulate hardware errors and consequently cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to disable APEI error injection through EINJ when securelevel is set.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322755	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/d7a6be58edc01b1c66ecd8fcc91236bfbce0a420	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102327	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322755	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/d7a6be58edc01b1c66ecd8fcc91236bfbce0a420	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102327	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-74	Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux	7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 10, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]