CVE - CVE-2016-7916

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-7916	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:94138 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3 CONFIRM:http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.4 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116461 CONFIRM:https://forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4363 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3 UBUNTU:USN-3159-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-1 UBUNTU:USN-3159-2 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-2
Assigning CNA
Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)
Date Record Created
20160909	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160909)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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