CVE-2016-7910

Vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación de memoria en la función disk_seqf_stop en block/genhd.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 4.7.1 permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios aprovechando la ejecución de una cierta operación de parada incluso si la operación de arranque correspondiente hubiera fallado.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of seq_file where a local attacker could manipulate memory in the put() function pointer. This could lead to memory corruption and possible privileged escalation.

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the AF_PACKET implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). Andrey Konovalov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the DCCP implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain administrative privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.