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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-6136): Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-6136): Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/06/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/19/2016
Modified
09/12/2020

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)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-98-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-98-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-98-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-98-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-98-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-98-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-98-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-98-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-111-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-111-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-111-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-111-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-111-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-111-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-111-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1489-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1023-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1026-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-38-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-38-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-38-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-38-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-38-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-38-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-38-powerpc64-smp

References

  • USN-3084-1
  • USN-3084-2
  • USN-3084-3
  • USN-3084-4
  • USN-3097-1
  • USN-3097-2
  • USN-3098-1
  • USN-3098-2
  • USN-3099-1
  • USN-3099-2
  • USN-3099-3
  • USN-3099-4
  • RHSA-2016:2574
  • RHSA-2016:2584
  • RHSA-2017:0307
  • 91558
  • CVE-2016-6136
  • DLA-609-1
  • DSA-3659
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