5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-6198
Linux Kernel OverlayFS Hardlink Renamer DoS Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 6, 2016, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-6198 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-6198 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oracle linux
2 Oracle vm_server
1 Linux linux_kernel
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-6198.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7 Issue Tracking Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca Issue Tracking Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/8 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91709
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036273
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1355654 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca Issue Tracking Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7 Issue Tracking Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca Issue Tracking Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/8 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91709
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036273
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1355654 Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7 Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca Issue Tracking Patch

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-6198 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-6198 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7
    Added Reference http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
    Added Reference http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/8
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91709
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036273
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1355654
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7
    Added Reference https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036273 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91709 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 11, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1355654 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1355654 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/8 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 10, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6198 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.08236

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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