Missing Authorization Check in Linux Kernel Encryption Support

CVE-2016-10318 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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