CVE-2016-10741 (Medium) detected in linux-yocto-4.1v4.1.17 - autoclosed

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CVE-2016-10741 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-yocto-4.1v4.1.17

[no description]

Library home page: https://git.yoctoproject.org/git/linux-yocto-4.1

Found in HEAD commit: aae4c2fa46027fd4c477372871df090c6b94f3f1

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c /fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c

Vulnerability Details

In the Linux kernel before 4.9.3, fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) because there is a race condition between direct and memory-mapped I/O (associated with a hole) that is handled with BUG_ON instead of an I/O failure.

Publish Date: 2019-02-01

URL: CVE-2016-10741

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.7)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: High - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10741

Release Date: 2019-02-01

Fix Resolution: v4.10-rc1

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:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.