5.5
CVE-2016-7916
- EPSS 0.05%
- Published 16.11.2016 05:59:11
- Last modified 12.04.2025 10:46:40
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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.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version <= 4.5.3
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 0.05% | 0.135 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 5.5 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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| nvd@nist.gov | 4.7 | 3.4 | 6.9 |
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.