CVE-2016-7916

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 16, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-7916: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix