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.
References
Configurations
History
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=11f3710417d026ea2f4fcf362d866342c5274185 - Issue Tracking, Patch | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/8 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91709 - | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036273 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1355650 - Issue Tracking | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/11f3710417d026ea2f4fcf362d866342c5274185 - Issue Tracking, Patch |
Information
Published : 2016-08-06 20:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-6197
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6197
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6197
JSON object : View
Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
oracle
- vm_server
- linux
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation