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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…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.39%
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- google_android
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (9)
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116461 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3159-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4363 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3159-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 94138 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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