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CVE-2016-6136

CVSS v3.0 4.7 (Medium)
47% Progress
CVSS v2.0 1.9 (Low)
19% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 19
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Race condition in the audit_log_single_execve_arg function in kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to bypass intended character-set restrictions or disrupt system-call auditing by changing a certain string, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Weaknesses
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2016-08-06 20:59:06
(8 years ago)
Updated Date
2018-01-05 02:31:04
(6 years ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 4.7 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 4.7