CVE-2016-6156

low-risk
Published 2016-08-06

Race condition in the ec_device_ioctl_xcmd function in drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_dev.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) by changing a certain size value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.1/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (12)

Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=096cdc...
Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/20
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91553
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120131
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353490
Issue Tracking https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78...
Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=096cdc...
Third Party Advisory http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/20
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91553
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120131
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353490
Issue Tracking https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78...
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal