CVE-2016-6516

Race condition in the ioctl_file_dedupe_range function in fs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service…

published August 6, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
60.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Race condition in the ioctl_file_dedupe_range function in fs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly gain privileges by changing a certain count value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00949 · 60.6th percentile
Published
2016-08-06T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 AUG 20:00Z
    Race condition in the ioctl_file_dedupe_range function in fs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service…
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