Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6198
CVE-2016-6198
Description
The filesystem layer in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 proceeds with post-rename operations after an OverlayFS file is renamed to a self-hardlink, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a rename system call, related to fs/namei.c and fs/open.c.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
15- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3canvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/11/8nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5nvdRelease Notes
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91709nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036273nvd
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