CVE-2016-3699 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 when UEFI Secure Boot is enabled. An attacker can bypass Secure Boot restrictions by appending ACPI tables to the initrd, allowing the execution of untrusted code. This vulnerability carries a CVSSv3 score of 7.4 (High), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high attack complexity, but requires local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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