CVE-2016-7910
High
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedNov 16, 2016
First seenNov 16, 2016
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel3.2.84, 3.10.103, 3.12.63, 3.14.76, 3.16.39, 3.18.40, 4.1.31, 4.4.18, 4.6.7, 4.7.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 3.2.84, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.10.103, 3.11 ≤ v < 3.12.63, 3.13 ≤ v < 3.14.76, 3.15 ≤ v < 3.16.39, 3.17 ≤ v < 3.18.40, 3.19 ≤ v < 4.1.31, 4.2 ≤ v < 4.4.18, 4.5 ≤ v < 4.6.7, 4.7 ≤ v < 4.7.1 | 3.2.84, 3.10.103, 3.12.63, 3.14.76, 3.16.39, 3.18.40, 4.1.31, 4.4.18, 4.6.7, 4.7.1 |
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