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.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-11-16

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High