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CVE-2016-6245

Published: Mar 07, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6245
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via a large size in a getdents system call.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OpenbsdOpenbsd5.8 (including)5.8 (including)
OpenbsdOpenbsd5.9 (including)5.9 (including)

References

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