CVE-2016-7910
Linux Kernel Use-after-free Stored Privilege Escalation
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 16, 2016, 5:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:58 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-7910 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-7910 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 19, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.7 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.84 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.10.103 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.11 up to (excluding) 3.12.63 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.14.76 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.15 up to (excluding) 3.16.39 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.40 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.31 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.18 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.6.7 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.7 up to (excluding) 4.7.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135 [No Types Assigned] -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Changed CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84 Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Patch Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84 Vendor Advisory, Exploit, Patch Added CWE CWE-416
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7910 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7910
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.15 }} 0.01%
score
0.50980
percentile