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CVE-2016-10905 Detail

Description

An issue was discovered in fs/gfs2/rgrp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8. A use-after-free is caused by the functions gfs2_clear_rgrpd and read_rindex_entry.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  7.8 HIGH
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H


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Hyperlink Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=36e4ad0316c017d5b271378ed9a1c9a4b77fab5f Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html Mailing List  Vendor Advisory 
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31332013 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31332013?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/ VDB Entry  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-416 Use After Free cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-10905
NVD Published Date:
08/18/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE