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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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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History
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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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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-08-06T20:59:13.457
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-6198
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EUVD