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    CVE-2016-7910

    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.

    Published:Aug 4, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Nov 16, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00473
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Rt

    Exploits

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84
    http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84
    http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High