CVE-2016-7916

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…

published November 16, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00388 · 31.4th percentile
Published
2016-11-16T04:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 NOV 04:49Z
    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…
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