Race condition in the environ_read function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.4 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading a /proc/*/environ file during a process-setup time interval in which environment-variable copying is incomplete.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | debian-upgrade-linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 16, 2016 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-kernelhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-kernel-debughuawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-kernel-debuginfohuawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64huawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-kernel-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-kernel-headershuawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-kernel-toolshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-kernel-tools-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-perfhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-python-perf | Nov 30, 2017 | Nov 16, 2016 | |
| Redhat_linux | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Jan 19, 2016 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-kernel-defaultsuse-upgrade-kernel-docs | Dec 9, 2016 | Nov 16, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-106-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-106-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-106-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-106-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-106-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-106-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-106-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-106-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-119-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-119-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-119-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-119-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-119-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-119-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-119-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1497-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trustyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual | Dec 21, 2016 | Nov 16, 2016 | |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 16, 2016 |
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