CVE-2016-10318

A missing authorization check in the fscrypt_process_policy function in fs/crypto/policy.c in the ext4 and f2fs filesystem encryption support in the Linux kernel before 4.7.4 allows a user to assign an encryption policy to a directory owned by a different user, potentially creating a denial of service.
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:43

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.4 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.4 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97404 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97404 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98 - Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-04-04 16:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:43


NVD link : CVE-2016-10318

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10318

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10318


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264

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