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    CVE-2016-6136

    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.

    Published:Jul 4, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Aug 6, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00021
    CVSS Score:4.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Rt

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538835/30/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91558
    https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120681
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353533
    https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c
    https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538835/30/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91558
    https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120681
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353533
    https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c
    https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High