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.
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Published : 2016-11-16 05:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-7916
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7916
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-7916
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')