CVE-2016-6198
published 2016-08-06CVE-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…
medium5.5CVSS 3.0
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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.
Affected
8 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 4.5.5-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.5.5-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | <= 4.5.4 | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.5.5-1 | 4.5.5-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.5.5-1 | 4.5.5-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.5.5-1 | 4.5.5-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.5.5-1 | 4.5.5-1 |
| oracle | linux | — | — |
| oracle | vm_server | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM