CVE-2016-7910

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 High 7.8
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-7910
  • Assigner
  • security@android.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2016-11-16T05:59:05
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-01-19T16:08:01
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-416 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.7
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.8
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 5.9
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1 Release Notes
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7910
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7910
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:51:59 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:05:49 2016-11-16T05:59Z 2016-11-16T05:59:05 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 12:05:49 2018-01-05T02:31:15 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 12:05:49 Undergoing Analysis Vulnerability Status updated
2023-01-19 17:05:36 2023-01-19T16:08:01 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-01-19 17:05:36 Undergoing Analysis Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated