vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-6136: ELSA-2016-2574: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 4, 2016
Added
Nov 9, 2016
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

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.
When creating audit records for parameters to executed children processes, an attacker can convince the Linux kernel audit subsystem can create corrupt records which may allow an attacker to misrepresent or evade logging of executing commands.

Solutions

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