Description
The filesystem layer in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 proceeds with post-rename operations after an OverlayFS file is renamed to a self-hardlink, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a rename system call, related to fs/namei.c and fs/open.c.
Published: 2016-08-06
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7131 The filesystem layer in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 proceeds with post-rename operations after an OverlayFS file is renamed to a self-hardlink, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a rename system call, related to fs/namei.c and fs/open.c.
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Linux Linux Kernel
Oracle Linux Vm Server
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Extras Rt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.799Z

Reserved: 2016-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6198

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-08-06T20:59:13.457

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-6198

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-07-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6198 - Bugzilla

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