VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-10905
A use-after-free is caused by the functions gfs2_clear_rgrpd and read_rindex_entry.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in fs/gfs2/rgrp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8. A use-after-free is caused by the functions gfs2_clear_rgrpd and read_rindex_entry.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.58% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=36e4ad0316c017d5b271378ed9a1c9a4b77fab5fPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31332013Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31332013?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=36e4ad0316c017d5b271378ed9a1c9a4b77fab5fPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31332013Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31332013?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.