Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6350

Description

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via a sysctl call with a path starting with 10,9.

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Affected products

OpenBSD/OpenBSD3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 5.8, 5.9

Patches

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References

cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c.diffnvdPatch
cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/tmpfs/tmpfs_vfsops.c.diffnvdPatch
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/26/6nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/26/8nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92140nvd

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