NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in Linux kernel before 4.4

NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in Linux kernel before 4.4

CVE-2016-3070 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in include/trace/events/writeback.h in the Linux kernel before 4.4 improperly interacts with mm/migrate.c, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a certain page move.

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