CVE-2016-6136

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 06 Aug 2016, 20:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 01:22

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.7 MEDIUM
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.03% LOW
0% probability +0.01%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Aug 2016, 20:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 01:22
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.03%• Percentile: 10%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-362•Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

    The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 4.7

References (11)