Database/Kernel, userspace & hypervisor
Linux kernel (mm, COW): Dirty COW: privilege escalation via MAP_PRIVATE COW breakage
CVE-2016-5195Kernel, userspace & hypervisorKnown exploitedcurated
Impact
Dirty COW: privilege escalation via MAP_PRIVATE COW breakage; classic container-escape-to-root primitive [KEV]
Who can reach it
Any tenant process in a container
What to do
Livepatchable (kpatch/Ksplice/KernelCare shipped livepatches); otherwise drain + reboot. Any node still vulnerable is EOL and should be reimaged
References
This entry is curated: imported from vendor advisories with machine assistance, not yet individually verified. Confirm against your vendor's advisory before acting, and report anything wrong.