CVE-2016-1237 (Medium) detected in linuxv3.10

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CVE-2016-1237 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linuxv3.10

Linux kernel source tree

Library home page: https://github.com/torvalds/linux.git

Found in HEAD commit: ac11c9631a8abeed315b67913aab3ba7a400aef3

Found in base branch: cosmic-experimental-1.6

Vulnerable Source Files (5)

android_kernel_samsung_a3xelte/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c
android_kernel_samsung_a3xelte/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
android_kernel_samsung_a3xelte/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
android_kernel_samsung_a3xelte/fs/nfsd/nfs3acl.c
android_kernel_samsung_a3xelte/fs/nfsd/nfs2acl.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2016-06-29

URL: CVE-2016-1237

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-1237

Release Date: 2016-06-29

Fix Resolution: v4.7-rc5

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