VDB
CVE-2016-6187
CVE-2016-6187
REJECTED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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 2.40% · 83.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.40%
83.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 0 |
Timeline
- Aug 6, 2016 CVE Published
- Mar 20, 2018 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 19, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 24, 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