CVE-2016-6480

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel <4.7 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

Race condition in the ioctl_send_fib function in drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds access or system crash) by changing a certain size value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.

References (14)

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539074/30/0/threaded

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362466

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92214

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00001.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.1

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 20.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-362

Status draft

Affected Products (1)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.7

Timeline

Published Aug 06, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026