CVE-2016-10905

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 4.8 - Use-After-Free in GFS2 Resource Group Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in fs/gfs2/rgrp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8. A use-after-free is caused by the functions gfs2_clear_rgrpd and read_rindex_entry.

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html
VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31332013
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0058
EPSS Percentile 43.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 4.8
Published Aug 19, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026