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CVE-2016-6246

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows certain local users with kern.usermount privileges to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by mounting a tmp…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.4
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 38%
Public exploits
0
none known

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows certain local users with kern.usermount privileges to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by mounting a tmpfs with a VNOVAL in the (1) username, (2) groupname, or (3) device name of the root node.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.43% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.04.4CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • openbsd.org /errata59.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openbsd.org /errata58.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91805 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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