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.
Published at: December 29, 2017 at 03:29PM
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New vulnerability on the NVD: CVE-2016-3695
Tag: government hack NVD security
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