VDB
CVE-2016-6136
CVE-2016-6136
PUBLISHED
Race condition in the audit_log_single_execve_arg function in kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to bypass intended character-set restrictions or disrupt system-call auditing by changing a certain string, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
EPSS 0.03% · 10.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.03%
10.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | *, *, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe-edge | 5.0.0-19.20~18.04.1, 5.0.0-16.17~18.04.1, 5.0.0-17.18~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-86.131, 3.13.0-79.123, 3.13.0-85.129 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1014.14~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1013.13~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | *, 6.11.0-1017.17~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 5.15.0-1089.98~20.04.1.1, *, * |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 4.4.0-1015.18, 0, 4.4.0-1013.14 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 0, 6.8.0-2019.20 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.4.0-1003.4, 0, 4.2.0-1013.19 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1073.75, 0 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1032.35, 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-14.30~14.04.2, 4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1, 4.4.0-22.40~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-41.41.1, 6.8.0-48.48.1, 6.8.0-51.52.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 5.4.0-1006.6, 5.3.0-1017.19, 5.3.0-1015.17 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1021.21, 4.15.0-1013.13, 4.15.0-1012.12 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1, 3.19.0-21.21~14.04.1, 3.19.0-22.22~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.4.0-27.31, 0, 5.4.0-24.28 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1015.16, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.4.0-1083.87+cvm1.1, 0, 5.4.0-1089.94+cvm1.2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | *, 6.11.0-1016.17~24.04.1, * |
…and 6 more
Exploit Intelligence
- CVE-2015-7545 proof of concept (github-poc)
- CVE-2015-7545 proof of concept (github-poc)
- CVE-2015-7545 proof of concept (github-poc)
- CVE-2015-7545 proof of concept (github-poc)
- CVE-2015-7545 proof of concept (github-poc)
Timeline
- Aug 6, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6136 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120681 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18 third-party-advisory
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/linux-audit/2016-June/msg00029.html third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3084-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3084-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3084-3 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3084-4 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3097-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3098-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3098-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3097-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6136 third-party-advisory