CVE-ID

CVE-2016-7910

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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.
References
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Assigning CNA
Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)
Date Record Created
20160909 Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160909)
Votes (Legacy)
Comments (Legacy)
Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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