CVE-2016-6246

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
07/03/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*