CVE-2016-6187
High
CVE-2016-6187
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.
Exploit probability
2.4%
Published
August 6, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 14, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-6187
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096ca
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=146793642811929&w=2
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/09/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91696
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354383
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/30a46a4647fd1df9cf52e43bf467f0d9265096ca