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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-1237
nfsd in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allows local users...
Vulnerability Description
nfsd in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allows local users to bypass intended file-permission restrictions by setting a POSIX ACL, related to nfs2acl.c, nfs3acl.c, and nfs4acl.c.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350845
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3053-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/999653786df6954a31044528ac3f7a5dadca08f4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91456
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=999653786df6954a31044528ac3f7a5dadca08f4
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 29th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.