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CVE-2016-1237 Details

Description

nfsd in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allows local users to bypass intended file-permission restrictions by setting a POSIX ACL, related to nfs2acl.c, nfs3acl.c, and nfs4acl.c.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=999653786df6954a31044528ac3f7a5dadca08f4	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350845	CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/999653786df6954a31044528ac3f7a5dadca08f4	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/2	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91456	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3053-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4	CVE
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=999653786df6954a31044528ac3f7a5dadca08f4	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350845	[email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/999653786df6954a31044528ac3f7a5dadca08f4	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/25/2	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91456	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3053-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-284	Improper Access Control	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 4.6.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 29, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 29, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]