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 7.83% · 91.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
7.83%
91.9th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0

Timeline

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