CVE-2016-10044
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Feb 7, 2017
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 26, 2016
Description
The aio_mount function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.7 does not properly restrict execute access, which makes it easier for local users to bypass intended SELinux W^X policy restrictions, and consequently gain privileges, via an io_setup system call.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.7
- 1037798vdb-entry
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/22f6b4d34fcf039c63a94e7670e0da24f8575a5a
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=22f6b4d34fcf039c63a94e7670e0da24f8575a5a
- 96122vdb-entry
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