Description
A missing authorization check in the fscrypt_process_policy function in fs/crypto/policy.c in the ext4 and f2fs filesystem encryption support in the Linux kernel before 4.7.4 allows a user to assign an encryption policy to a directory owned by a different user, potentially creating a denial of service.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-1503 | A missing authorization check in the fscrypt_process_policy function in fs/crypto/policy.c in the ext4 and f2fs filesystem encryption support in the Linux kernel before 4.7.4 allows a user to assign an encryption policy to a directory owned by a different user, potentially creating a denial of service. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.846Z
Reserved: 2017-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-10318
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-04-04T16:59:00.157
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2016-10318
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD