CVE-2016-6246

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows certain local users with kern.usermount privileges to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) by mounting a tmpfs with a VNOVAL in the (1) username, (2) groupname, or (3) device name of the root node.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.4/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

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

References

http://www.openbsd.org/errata58.htmlRelease Notes
http://www.openbsd.org/errata59.htmlRelease Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805
http://www.openbsd.org/errata58.htmlRelease Notes
http://www.openbsd.org/errata59.htmlRelease Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/14/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/17/7Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91805

Timeline

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

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