CVE-2016-6246

MEDIUM

OpenBSD 5.8-5.9 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows certain local users with kern.usermount privileges to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by mounting a tmpfs with a VNOVAL in the (1) username, (2) groupname, or (3) device name of the root node.

References (5)

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 13.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-20
Status published

Affected Products (3)

openbsd/openbsd
openbsd/openbsd
n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Mar 07, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026