High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6187
CVE-2016-6187
Description
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.
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References
7- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096canvdIssue TrackingPatch
- marc.infonvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/09/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91696nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.5nvdRelease Notes
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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