CVE-2016-6516

HIGH

Linux Kernel <4.7 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 9 stars
by wpengfei · poc
https://github.com/wpengfei/CVE-2016-6516-exploit

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92259
Release Notes mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/31/6
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362457

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0052
EPSS Percentile 66.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-362
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 4.7
Published Aug 06, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026