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CVE-2016-6156
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…
Medium5.1EPSS 0.27%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.27% · top 80% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120131 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78e (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 91553 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353490 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20160704 [CVE-2016-6156] Double-Fetch Vulnerability in Linux-4.6/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_dev.c (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
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