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 | 1 | initial version | posted 2017-05-03 12:55:26 +0200  |
fix use-after-free in seq file in kernel-block CVE-2016-7910
Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed. CVSSv3 7.8 high (attack range: remote)
Patch is available.
File affected: kernel-adaptation-sbj-3.4.108.20161101.1/block/genhd.c lines 828-832