{"cve":"CVE-2016-3672","nvd":{"published":"2016-04-27T17:59:27.397","modified":"2026-06-17T00:46:09.967","status":"Modified","description":"The arch_pick_mmap_layout function in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly randomize the legacy base address, which makes it easier for local users to defeat the intended restrictions on the ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE flag, and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism for a setuid or setgid program, by disabling stack-consumption resource limits.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-254"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8addf891de8a00e4d39fc32f93f7c5eb8feceb","http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-3672-Unlimiting-the-stack-not-longer-dis","http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-3672-Unlimiting-the-stack-not-longer-disables-ASLR.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/182524.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","linux:linux_kernel","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit","novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:38:51.654415212+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-3672","score":0.0117,"percentile":0.67422,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}