CVE-2016-1237
N/A
Published: June 29, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:41 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
nfsd in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allows local users to bypass intended file-permission restrictions by setting a POSIX ACL, related to nfs2acl.c, nfs3acl.c, and nfs4acl.c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.6.3
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (11)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=999653786df6954a31044528ac3f7a5dadca08f4Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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