Security Advisory

CVE-2016-6136

4.7
MEDIUM

Vulnerability 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.
Published Date August 6, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory