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.
References
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096ca | Issue Tracking Patch |
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=146793642811929&w=2 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.5 | Release Notes |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/09/2 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91696 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354383 | Issue Tracking |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096ca | Issue Tracking Patch |
Configurations
History
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Information
Published : 2016-08-06 20:59
Updated : 2024-02-28 15:21
NVD link : CVE-2016-6187
Mitre link : CVE-2016-6187
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6187
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel