CVE-2016-7910

CVE Details

Release Date:2016-08-04

Description


Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function inblock/genhd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed.

See more information about CVE-2016-7910 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 6.2 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-35382017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.17.5.el6uek)ELSA-2017-35372017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.34.el6uek)ELSA-2017-35392017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2017-08922017-04-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-35372017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-35382017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-35392017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.17.5.el7uek)ELSA-2017-35372017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.34.el7uek)ELSA-2017-35392017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2017-13082017-05-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2017-1308-12017-05-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-35372017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2017-35392017-04-13
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2017-00612017-04-13
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2017-00602017-04-13
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2017-00622017-04-13



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