CVE-2016-6516 in Kernel
Summary
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.
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Reservation
08/01/2016
Disclosure
08/06/2016
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90672 | Linux Kernel ioctl.c ioctl_file_dedupe_range memory corruption | 119 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2016-6516 |