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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-7916
Race condition in the environ_read function in fs/proc/base.c in the...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 16th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.