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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 15:18:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: cve-assign@...re.org
To: caiqian@...hat.com
Cc: cve-assign@...re.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: cvs request: local DoS using rename syscall on overlayfs on top of xfs to crash the kernel - Linux kernel

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> I am requesting a CVE for this flaw.
> 
> An unprivileged user could run an exploit using rename syscall on
> overlayfs on top of xfs to crash the kernel caused a denial of
> service.
> 
> Exploit:
> https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp/blob/master/testcases/kernel/syscalls/rename/rename13.c
> 
> Patch can be found here with more in depth description

As far as we can tell, there are circumstances in which each of the
two parts of the patch could be relevant, and thus we are assigning
two CVE IDs.


> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=11f3710417d026ea2f4fcf362d866342c5274185

This patch is present in 4.6 but not in 4.5.5.

Use CVE-2016-6197.


> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54d5ca871e72f2bb172ec9323497f01cd5091ec7
> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9409e22acdfc9153f88d9b1ed2bd2a5b34d2d3ca

These patches are present in both 4.6 and 4.5.5.
(https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 lists
them.)

Use CVE-2016-6198.

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