| Revision Date: | 2016-11-16 | Version: | 1 | | Title: | CVE-2016-7910 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium. | | 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. It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the block device layer of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain administrative privileges.
| | Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability | | Status: | | Reference(s): | CVE-2016-7910
| | Platform(s): | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
| Product(s): | | | Definition Synopsis | | Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed. AND Package Information
The 'linux' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-38.57').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-aws' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.4.0-1001.10').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-azure' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.11.0-1009.9').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-euclid' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.4.0-9019.20').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-gcp' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.10.0-1004.4').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-gke' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.4.0-1003.3').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-hwe' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-hwe-edge' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-kvm' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.4.0-1004.9').
OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'abandoned').
OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux-oem' package in xenial is not affected (note: '4.13.0-1008.9').
OR The 'linux-raspi2' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1023.29').
OR The 'linux-snapdragon' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1026.29').
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