CWE Code: 416
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 9.3
CWE Name:  Use After Free
Summary: use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: NETWORK
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2016-11-16
Last Modified Date: 2018-01-05