cve/2016/CVE-2016-9754.md

### [CVE-2016-9754](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9754)
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### Description

The ring_buffer_resize function in kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c in the profiling subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 mishandles certain integer calculations, which allows local users to gain privileges by writing to the /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/buffer_size_kb file.

### POC

#### Reference
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#### Github
- https://github.com/thdusdl1219/CVE-Study