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    CVE-2016-6187

    The apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.5 does not validate the buffer size, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an AppArmor setprocattr hook.

    Published:Jul 8, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Aug 6, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.03309
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44301https://github.com/Milo-D/CVE-2016-6187_LPEhttps://github.com/vnik5287/cve-2016-6187-poc

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096ca
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=146793642811929&w=2
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/09/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91696
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354383
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096ca
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096ca
    http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=146793642811929&w=2
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.5
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/09/2
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91696
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354383
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096ca

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