CVE catalog

CVE-2016-3699

linux: CVE-2016-3699

Severity: High · CVSS 7.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Mar 5, 2016, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.50% · Oct 25, 2026

The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended Secure Boot restrictions and execute untrusted code by appending ACPI tables to the initrd.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	linux	sid	`7.2.12-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	forky	`7.2.12-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	trixie	`6.12.107-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	trixie-security	`6.12.113-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	bookworm	`6.1.176-1`	not affected
Debian	linux	bookworm-security	`6.1.190-1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	linux	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	linux	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[bpftool]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 7.1.0+6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.5.0+6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.5.0+6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 7.1.0+6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[hyperv-daemons]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[intel-sdsi]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[libcpupower1]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[libcpupower-dev]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-bpf-dev]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-compiler-gcc-12-x86]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-config-6.1]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (4)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-cpupower]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · amd64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · arm64 · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-doc]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (32)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.43-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.69-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.73-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.73-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.74-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.86-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.88-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.90-2~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.12.95-1~bpo12+1 · all · bookworm-backports
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-doc-6.1]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (6)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.176-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.180-1 · all · bookworm-security
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-arm64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-cloud-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-cloud-arm64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-common]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-common-rt]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (2)
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
- 6.1.170-3 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-rt-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-47-rt-arm64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.170-3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm
[linux-headers-6.1.0-50-amd64]Unknown
Source package: [linux]
Details (1)
- 6.1.176-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · linux · debian · bookworm

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:21:06 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]