CVE-2016-6136: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 4.7. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Race condition in the audit_log_single_execve_arg function in kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to bypass intended character-set restrictions or disrupt system-call auditing by changing a certain string, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 4.7

Published 2016-08-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.