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
- Aug 6, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Oct 16, 2016
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 83.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
3- CVE-2016-6187_LPEExploit
Kernel Exploit for CVE-2016-6187 (Local Privilege Escalation)
cve-2016-6187
Vitaly Nikolenko · linux · Oct 16, 2016
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