CVE-2016-1237: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 4.6.3

Published 2016-06-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.