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.

CVSS v3.0 4.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 1.9 LOW

4.7^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

1.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

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

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-08-06 13:59

Updated : 2018-01-04 18:31

NVD link : CVE-2016-6136

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6136

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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