CVE-2016-7910 | BDVDB-2026-79296 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.