High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-7910
CVE-2016-7910
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
9- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1nvdRelease Notes
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