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.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2016-7120 | 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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.649Z
Reserved: 2016-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-6187
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-08-06T20:59:10.800
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-6187
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