CVE-2016-6136
Published on: 08/06/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:27:12 PM UTC
Certain versions of Linux Kernel from Linux contain the following vulnerability:
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.
- CVE-2016-6136 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity.
CVSS3 Score: 4.7 - MEDIUM
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
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LOCAL | HIGH | LOW | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
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UNCHANGED | NONE | HIGH | NONE |
CVSS2 Score: 1.9 - LOW
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
LOCAL | MEDIUM | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
NONE | PARTIAL | NONE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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SecurityFocus | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry www.securityfocus.com text/html |
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Bug 1353533 – CVE-2016-6136 kernel: Race condition vulnerability in execve argv arguments | Issue Tracking bugzilla.redhat.com text/html |
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Android Security Bulletin—November 2016 | Android Open Source Project | source.android.com text/html |
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Linux Kernel CVE-2016-6136 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability | cve.report (archive) text/html |
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audit: fix a double fetch in audit_log_single_execve_arg() · torvalds/[email protected] · GitHub | Issue Tracking Patch github.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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BUG: fix double fetch in audit_log_single_execve_arg() · Issue #18 · linux-audit/audit-kernel · GitHub | Issue Tracking Patch github.com text/html |
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kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | Issue Tracking Patch git.kernel.org text/html |
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120681 – Double-Fetch bug in Linux-4.6/kernel/auditsc.c | Issue Tracking bugzilla.kernel.org text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE