CVE-2016-6136

Published: Aug 6, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

4.7

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.7

Related CWEs

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

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (22)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538835/30/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91558

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120681

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353533

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatch

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatch

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538835/30/0/threaded

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91558

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120681

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353533

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatch

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatch

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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