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cve: "CVE-2016-7911"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "1.5%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2016-11-16 05:59:06"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-18T22:31:58+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-7911

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

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.

## Referenzen

- <http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html>
- <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8ba8682107ee2ca3347354e018865d8e1967c5f4>
- <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.6>
- <http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8ba8682107ee2ca3347354e018865d8e1967c5f4>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-7911) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_