---
cve: "CVE-2016-7916"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "39%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2016-11-16 05:59:11"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-15T02:29:51+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-7916

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

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.

## Referenzen

- <http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html>
- <https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116461>
- <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.4>
- <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-1>
- <https://forums.grsecurity.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4363>
- <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-2>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138>
- <http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3>
- <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8148a73c9901a8794a50f950083c00ccf97d43b3>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-7916) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_