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CVE-2016-6516

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Published: Aug 6, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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7.4
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.4 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Race condition in the ioctl_file_dedupe_range function in fs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly gain privileges by changing a certain count value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 4.7

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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