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CVE-2016-7916

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.39% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-11-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-7916
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.39%
Linux

Original NVD 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.