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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-6136: Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update (CESA-2017:0307)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-6136: Moderate: kernel security and bug fix update (CESA-2017:0307)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/06/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/26/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel

References

  • 91558
  • DLA-609-1
  • DSA-3659
  • CVE-2016-6136
  • RHSA-2016:2574
  • RHSA-2016:2584
  • RHSA-2017:0307
  • USN-3084-1
  • USN-3084-2
  • USN-3084-3
  • USN-3084-4
  • USN-3097-1
  • USN-3097-2
  • USN-3098-1
  • USN-3098-2
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