VDB
CVE-2016-6187
CVE-2016-6187
REJECTED
The apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.5 does not validate the buffer size, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an AppArmor setprocattr hook.
EPSS 6.08% · 90.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
6.08%
90.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- cve-2016-6187 (github-poc-repo)
- cve-2016-6187 (github-poc-repo)
- cve-2016-6187 (github-poc-repo)
- cve-2016-6187 (github-poc-repo)
- cve-2016-6187 (github-poc-repo)
- cve-2016-6187 (github-poc-repo)
- Kernel Exploit for CVE-2016-6187 (Local Privilege Escalation) (github-poc-repo)
- Kernel Exploit for CVE-2016-6187 (Local Privilege Escalation) (github-poc-repo)
- Kernel Exploit for CVE-2016-6187 (Local Privilege Escalation) (github-poc-repo)
- Kernel Exploit for CVE-2016-6187 (Local Privilege Escalation) (github-poc-repo)
…and 12 more exploits
Timeline
- Aug 6, 2016 CVE Published
- Mar 20, 2018 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6187 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/09/1 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6187 third-party-advisory