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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2016-08-06 20:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:21


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')