CVE-2016-7916
MEDIUM 5.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.39 % · percentile 33 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- google_android
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Race condition in the environ_read function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading a /proc/*/environ file during a process-setup time interval in which environment-variable copying is incomplete.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
References
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116461
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-1
- https://forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4363
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-8765
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-7916
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-131 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-054 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Suse · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-044 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Suse · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-034 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-426 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-370 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Google Android (Nexus) · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 4.5.3
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 |