Medium severity4.7NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6136
CVE-2016-6136
Description
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.
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References
11- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645cnvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538835/30/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91558nvd
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvd
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