vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-6187: linux -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Aug 6, 2016 | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 6, 2016
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-linux
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