VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7916

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-11-16
Last modified2026-06-17

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.