Chain
CVE-2016-6786 family: incomplete fixes (2016–2017)
3 CVEs over 2 generations, 28 Dec 2016 to 18 Feb 2017.
Family tree
Left to right by publication date.Oldest first. Select a CVE to open it.- CVE-2016-678628 Dec 2016 First in the chain
- CVE-2016-678728 Dec 2016 No direct link to an earlier CVE
- CVE-2017-600118 Feb 2017 incomplete fix for CVE-2016-6786related to CVE-2016-6787
Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) Not in KEV Priority score (0 to 100) High confidence Medium Low Link confidenceHow strong the evidence is that two CVEs are related. High: stated in the CVE text or linked in an advisory, or the same code was patched one release apart. Medium: the same code, or a version step plus a similar description. Low: similar description only.
CVEs in this family
Table view of the tree| CVE | Published | Title | Linked from | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-6786 | 28 Dec 2016 | kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain… | First in chain | 7.2 |
| CVE-2016-6787 | 28 Dec 2016 | kernel/events/core.c in the performance subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.0 mismanages locks during certain… | First in chain | 7.4 |
| CVE-2017-6001 | 18 Feb 2017 | Race condition in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a… | CVE-2016-6786 · incomplete fix · High | 15.4 |