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CVE-2016-6187 Details

Description

The apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.5 does not validate the buffer size, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an AppArmor setprocattr hook.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096ca CVEIssue TrackingPatch
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=146793642811929&w=2 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354383 CVEIssue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096ca CVEIssue TrackingPatch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.5 CVERelease Notes

see all 14 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 4.5, < 4.6.5

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6187
NVD Published Date:
Aug 6, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-6187 Details - Not Deferred