Vulnerability   
Search   
    Search 324607 CVE descriptions
and 146377 test descriptions,
access 10,000+ cross references.
Tests   CVE   All  

CVE ID:CVE-2016-6197
Description:fs/overlayfs/dir.c in the OverlayFS filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.6 does not properly verify the upper dentry before proceeding with unlink and rename system-call processing, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a rename system call that specifies a self-hardlink.
Test IDs: None available
Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6197
BugTraq ID: 91709
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91709
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/8
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1847
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1875
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036273
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4




© 1998-2025 E-Soft Inc. All rights reserved.