Race condition in arch/x86/mm/tlb.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering access to a paging structure by a different CPU.
CVE-2016-2069
Score 7.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.4; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.4
- EG Score
- 7.4(medium)
- EG Risk
- 38(Track)EG Risk 38/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity74% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 25%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 27, 2016
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (44)
- cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=71b3c126e61177eb693423f2e18a1914205b165e
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- cve@mitrehttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.4.1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81809
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2931-1
Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.2.0-30-generic (4.2.0-30.35~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-1480-omap4 (3.2.0-1480.106) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-102-virtual (3.2.0-102.142) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.13.0-88-generic (3.13.0-88.135~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.19.0-56-generic (3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-4.2.0-1025-raspi2 (4.2.0-1025.32) @ wily | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.13.0-87-generic (3.13.0-87.133) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-4.2.0-30-generic (4.2.0-30.35) @ wily | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.16.0-67-generic (3.16.0-67.87~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-696.el6 | 2017-03-21 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-514.el7 | 2016-11-03 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7 | 2016-11-03 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(7 across 7 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.3.5-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.3.5-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.3.5-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.3.5-1 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-2.6 | 2.6.32-30 ... 2.6.32-48squeeze9 (44 versions) | 2.6.32-48squeeze19 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 3.2.41-2 ... 3.2.73-2+deb7u2~bpo60+1 (56 versions) | 3.2.73-2+deb7u3 | — |
Debian:8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 3.16.7-ckt11-1 ... 3.16.7-ckt9-3~deb8u1~bpo70+1 (24 versions) | 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u4 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(12)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2574MODERATE2016-01-25
RHSA-2016:2574 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2016:2584MODERATE2016-01-25
RHSA-2016:2584 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2017:0817MODERATE2016-01-25
RHSA-2017:0817 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-2908-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2908-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2908-3MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2931-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2932-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2967-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2967-2MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2989-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2998-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 19× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-09-19 15:35 UTCEPSS rescore
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