CVE-2016-6198

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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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-08-06 13:59

Updated : 2019-12-27 08:08


NVD link : CVE-2016-6198

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6198


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CWE
CWE-284

Improper Access Control

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Products Affected

oracle

  • vm_server
  • linux

linux

  • linux_kernel