PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2016-7916Race condition
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.7 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
29.9%
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux_kernel | le | 4.5.3 |
References
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.4
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-2
bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116461
forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4363
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
4.7 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
29.9%