CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: the apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the linux kernel before 4.6.5 does not validate the buffer size, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an apparmor setprocattr hook.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2016-08-06
Last Modified Date: 2016-11-28
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CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: the apparmor_setprocattr function in security/apparmor/lsm.c in the linux kernel before 4.6.5 does not validate the buffer size, which allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an apparmor setprocattr hook.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2016-08-06
Last Modified Date: 2016-11-28
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