CVE-2016-6198 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's filesystem layer, specifically affecting OverlayFS in versions prior to 4.5.5, as well as Oracle Linux and VM Server. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.5) allows a local attacker to crash the system by performing a rename operation that creates a self-hardlink. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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