VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-2085

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-04-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

The evm_verify_hmac function in security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly copy data, which makes it easier for local users to forge MAC values via a timing side-channel attack.

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