Security Advisory

CVE-2016-7911

7.8
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

Race condition in the get_task_ioprio function in block/ioprio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ioprio_get system call.
Published Date November 16, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory