CVE-2016-6246
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-03-07 16:00
Modified
2024-08-06 01:22
Severity ?
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openbsd.org/errata58.htmlRelease Notes
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openbsd.org/errata59.htmlRelease Notes
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805
Impacted products
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