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CVE-2016-6516 Detail

Description

Race condition in the ioctl_file_dedupe_range function in fs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly gain privileges by changing a certain count value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  08/06/2016

Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.4 HIGH
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.4

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.4 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=10eec60ce79187686e052092e5383c99b4420a20 Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/31/6 Release Notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92259
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362457 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/10eec60ce79187686e052092e5383c99b4420a20 Patch

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6516
NVD Published Date:
08/06/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/28/2016