Medium severity5.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 6, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-6156
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78envdIssue TrackingPatch
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/20nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91553nvd
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