Description
Race condition in the ioctl_file_dedupe_range function in fs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly gain privileges by changing a certain count value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
Published: 2016-08-06
Score: 7.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7438 Race condition in the ioctl_file_dedupe_range function in fs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly gain privileges by changing a certain count value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:29:20.273Z

Reserved: 2016-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6516

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-06T20:59:15.893

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-6516

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6516 - Bugzilla

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