A missing authorization check in the fscrypt_process_policy function in fs/crypto/policy.c in the ext4 and f2fs filesystem encryption support in the Linux kernel before 4.7.4 allows a user to assign an encryption policy to a directory owned by a different user, potentially creating a denial of service.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98 | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.4 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97404 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98 | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98 | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.4 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97404 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98 | Patch Third Party Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 02:43
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.4 - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97404 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/163ae1c6ad6299b19e22b4a35d5ab24a89791a98 - Patch, Third Party Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2017-04-04 16:59
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2016-10318
Mitre link : CVE-2016-10318
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10318
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-264
                        
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