fs/overlayfs/dir.c in the OverlayFS filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.6 does not properly verify the upper dentry before proceeding with unlink and rename system-call processing, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a rename system call that specifies a self-hardlink.
Exploitability
AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NScope
S:UImpact
C:NI:NA:H5.5/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H