CVE-2016-6156
CVSS V2 Low 1.9
CVSS V3 Medium 5.1
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-6156
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-08-06T20:59:08
- Last Modified Date
- 2016-11-28T20:30:47
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.6.6 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 1.9
- Severity
- LOW
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.1
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.4
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353490 | Issue Tracking |
| 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 |
| http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/20 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78e | Issue Tracking Patch |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91553 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6156 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6156 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 10:04:07 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 10:47:21 | 2016-08-06T20:59Z | 2016-08-06T20:59:08 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 10:47:21 | 2016-11-28T20:30:47 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 10:47:21 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |