fkie_cve-2016-10044
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-02-07 07:59
Modified
2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
Summary
The aio_mount function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.7 does not properly restrict execute access, which makes it easier for local users to bypass intended SELinux W^X policy restrictions, and consequently gain privileges, via an io_setup system call.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| android | * |
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