Race condition vulnerability in Linux kernel's environ_read function in fs/proc/base.c

Race condition vulnerability in Linux kernel's environ_read function in fs/proc/base.c

CVE-2016-7916 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:L/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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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