CVE-2016-10044
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2016-09-16 | |
| Impact: | Moderate | What is this? |
Description
The aio_mount function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.7does not properly restrict execute access, which makes it easier for local users to bypass intended SELinux W^X policy restrictions, and consequently gain privileges, via an io_setup system call.
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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 7.2 |
| Vector String: | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3637 | 2017-11-02 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.19.12.el6uek) | ELSA-2017-3636 | 2017-11-02 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3636 | 2017-11-02 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3637 | 2017-11-02 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.19.12.el7uek) | ELSA-2017-3636 | 2017-11-02 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2017-3636 | 2017-11-02 |
| Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2017-0168 | 2017-11-03 |
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