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ID:10128 - Exploit for Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-6187
ID:10128 - Exploit for Permissions, privileges, and access controls in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-6187
Published: June 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92453
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6187
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to permissions, privileges, and access controls error within the apparmor_setprocattr() and aa_current_profile() functions in security/apparmor/lsm.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.