What is CVE-2016-6136?

CVE-2016-6136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2016-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2016-6136?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-6136 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2016-6136

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.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published 2016-08-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (17.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 17.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/91558 (vdb-entry)
github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/18 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html (vendor-advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html (vendor-advisory)
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/43761473c254b45883a64441dd0bc85a42f3645c (Patch, Issue Tracking)
bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538835/30/0/threaded (mailing-list, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6136?: CVE-2016-6136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2016-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2016-6136?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-6136 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.