CVE-2016-6136
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.27 % · percentile 19 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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)
- CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91558
- https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120681
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353533
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538835/30/0/threaded
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.html
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW 1.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-7070
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-6136
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2020-AVI-420 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Juniper · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-370 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Google Android (Nexus) · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-315 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 4.7
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |