ubuntu · CVE-2016-3699

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Priority: low Published: 2016-10-07 14:59:00 UTC Updated: 2025-08-25 21:59:56 UTC

View at Official ubuntu advisory, NVD, CVE.org · CVE detail

Freshness: upstream tracker timestamp is available; use API updated time as primary recency signal.

Tracker summary

CVE-2016-3699 low priority: Ubuntu including 23 source packages (linux, linux-armadaxp, …), 92 status rows across 4 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 53, not-affected 32, ignored 7.

Description:

The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd.

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