CVE-ID

CVE-2016-7916

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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.
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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)
Votes (Legacy)
Comments (Legacy)
Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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