CVE-2016-6136
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 19th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645cIssue Tracking, Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538835/30/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91558
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120681Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353533Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645cIssue Tracking, Patch
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645cIssue Tracking, Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0307.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538835/30/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91558
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120681Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353533Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645cIssue Tracking, Patch
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.