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GHSA-5Q34-W3P7-2PVP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:56 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:56

Details

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.

Severity

4.7 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2016-6136 (GCVE-0-2016-6136)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-08-06 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:22

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2316 records in the last 180 days details

References

11 references

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Date Public

2016-04-27 00:00

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