CVE-2016-7910
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: November 16, 2016 at 04:49 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.2.843.11 ≤ v < 3.12.633.13 ≤ v < 3.14.763.15 ≤ v < 3.16.393.17 ≤ v < 3.18.403.19 ≤ v < 4.1.313.3 ≤ v < 3.10.1034.2 ≤ v < 4.4.184.5 ≤ v < 4.6.74.7 ≤ v < 4.7.1
Affected range stops below 3.10.103, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.12.63, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.14.76, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.16.39, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.18.40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.2.84, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.1.31, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.4.18, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.6.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308
References (9)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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