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.
References
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.4 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-1 | |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-2 | |
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116461 | Issue Tracking |
https://forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4363 | Issue Tracking |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: google_android
Published: 2016-11-16T04:49:00
Updated: 2017-01-12T22:57:01
Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-7916
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-11-16T05:59:11.017
Modified: 2017-01-18T02:59:12.610
Link: CVE-2016-7916
JSON object: View
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