CVE-2016-7916
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7916
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-7916.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-7916
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:15:36.044716Z
- Published
- 2016-11-16T05:59:11Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:15:36.044716Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116461
- https://forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4363