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 users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds array access) by changing a certain size value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:55

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78e - Issue Tracking, Patch () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78e - Issue Tracking, Patch
References () http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/20 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/20 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91553 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91553 -
References () https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120131 - Issue Tracking () https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120131 - Issue Tracking
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353490 - Issue Tracking () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353490 - Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78e - Issue Tracking, Patch () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78e - Issue Tracking, Patch

Information

Published : 2016-08-06 20:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:55


NVD link : CVE-2016-6156

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6156

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-6156


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')