CVE-2016-9754

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"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer calculations, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb file."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "La funci\u00f3n ring_buffer_resize en kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c en el subsistema de creaci\u00f3n de perfiles del kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 4.6.1 no maneja adecuadamente ciertos c\u00e1lculos de entero, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios escribiendo en el archivo /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb."}], "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "7B7694A6-D37E-46B2-91D2-C02D1E1D92FB", "versionEndExcluding": "3.10.102", "versionStartIncluding": "3.5"}, 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