High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated May 6, 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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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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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