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CVE-2016-6156

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.

  • Published: Aug 6, 2016
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2016-6156
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 1.9
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 4.6.6.x