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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

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0

Exploit Intelligence

…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
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