VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-3695

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-12-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-74

Primary references