| Name | CVE-2016-7916 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.16.84-1 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.320-2 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.9.320-3 | fixed |
| buster | 4.19.249-2 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 4.19.304-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 5.10.209-2 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.205-2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.76-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.85-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.6.15-2 | fixed |
| sid | 6.7.9-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | 3.2.81-1 | | | |
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.36-1 | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.5.4-1 | | | |
Notes
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3 (v4.6-rc7)