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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
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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History
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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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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-08-06T20:59:15.893
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-6516
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EUVD