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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1237 Moderate

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1237

nfsd in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allows local users to bypass intended file-permission restrictions by setting a POSIX ACL, related to nfs2acl.c, nfs3acl.c, and nfs4acl.c.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published June 29, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-vivid

29 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

11 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

30 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

7 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1237

nfsd in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allows local users to bypass intended file-permission restrictions by setting a POSIX ACL, related to nfs2acl.c, nfs3acl.c, and nfs4acl.c.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence