Security Advisory
CVE-2016-2085
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
The evm_verify_hmac function in security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly copy data, which makes it easier for local users to forge MAC values via a timing side-channel attack.
Published Date
April 27, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory