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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.openbsd.org/errata58.html | Release Notes |
http://www.openbsd.org/errata59.html | Release Notes |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805 |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2017-03-07T16:00:00
Updated: 2017-03-08T10:57:01
Reserved: 2016-07-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-6246
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2017-03-07T16:59:00.650
Modified: 2017-03-09T02:59:00.827
Link: CVE-2016-6246
JSON object: View
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CWE