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CVE-2016-6136
Published: Aug 6, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
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References
91558
vdb-entry
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https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18
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RHSA-2016:2584
vendor-advisory
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RHSA-2016:2574
vendor-advisory
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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120681
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353533
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https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
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20160704 [CVE-2016-6136] Double-Fetch Vulnerability in Linux-4.6/kernel/auditsc.c
mailing-list
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RHSA-2017:0307
vendor-advisory
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