VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6246

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.43%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references