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.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-7090 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3084-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3084-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3084-3 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3084-4 | Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.646Z
Reserved: 2016-07-01T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-6156
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-08-06T20:59:08.050
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-6156
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN