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CVE-2016-10318 json

A missing authorization check in the fscrypt_process_policy function in fs/crypto/policy.c in the ext4 and f2fs filesystem encryption suppo…

published 2017-04-04 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-1503

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.2%
EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A missing authorization check in the fscrypt_process_policy function in fs/crypto/policy.c in the ext4 and f2fs filesystem encryption support in the Linux kernel before 4.7.4 allows a user to assign an encryption policy to a directory owned by a different user, potentially creating a denial of service.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.7.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10318

  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-47.68
  • linux-raspi2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1038.45
  • linux-lts-xenial Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.4.0-47.68~14.04.1
  • linux-snapdragon Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1035.39

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10318

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-10318 updated cvss 4.7

kernel: User can assign an encryption policy to a directory owned by a different user

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
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References

Sources

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