CVE-2016-6187

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…

published August 6, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
83.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02397 · 83.8th percentile
Published
2016-08-06T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 AUG 20:00Z
    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…
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