CVE-2016-6156

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.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78e issue tracking patch
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120131 issue tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78e issue tracking patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91553 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353490 issue tracking
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/20 mailing list vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6156?
CVE-2016-6156 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6156?
To fix CVE-2016-6156, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6156 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-6156 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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