CVE-2016-10044

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The aio_mount function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.7 does not properly restrict execute access, which makes it easier for local users to bypass intended SELinux W^X policy restrictions, and consequently gain privileges, via an io_setup system call.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=22f6b4d34fcf039c63a94e7670e0da24f8575a5aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96122Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/22f6b4d34fcf039c63a94e7670e0da24f8575a5aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=22f6b4d34fcf039c63a94e7670e0da24f8575a5aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-02-01.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.7Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96122Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037798Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/22f6b4d34fcf039c63a94e7670e0da24f8575a5aIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 7, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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