The filesystem layer in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 proceeds with post-rename operations after an OverlayFS file is renamed to a self-hardlink, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a rename system call, related to fs/namei.c and fs/open.c.
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html - | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 - Release Notes | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/8 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91709 - | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036273 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1355654 - Issue Tracking | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca - Issue Tracking, Patch |
Information
Published : 2016-08-06 20:59
Updated : 2024-11-21 02:55
NVD link : CVE-2016-6198
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6198
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6198
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Products Affected
oracle
- vm_server
- linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-284
Improper Access Control