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CVE-2016-2085
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…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.46%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (13)
- USN-2949-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1324867 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2085 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=613317bd212c585c20796c10afe5daaa95d4b0a1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2947-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2947-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-2085.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2947-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2946-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/613317bd212c585c20796c10afe5daaa95d4b0a1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2948-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2946-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2948-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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