Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-6130
Race condition in the sclp_ctl_ioctl_sccb function in drivers/s390/char/sclp_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by changing a certain length value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6130
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 6 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6130
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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1.9
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LOW | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
3.4
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2.9
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NIST |
4.7
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.0
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-6130
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The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-6130
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6
s390/sclp_ctl: fix potential information leak with /dev/sclp · torvalds/linux@532c34b · GitHubPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116741
116741 – Double-Fetch bug in Linux-4.5/drivers/s390/char/sclp_ctl.c
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91540
Linux Kernel CVE-2016-6130 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538803/30/0/threaded
SecurityFocus
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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3616-1 linux
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree
Products affected by CVE-2016-6130
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*