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.
Published 2016-08-06 20:59:14
Updated 2025-04-12 10:46:41
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2016-6480

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-6480

0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 21 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2016-6480

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.7
MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
3.4
6.9
NIST
5.1
MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1.4
3.6
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2016-6480

References for CVE-2016-6480

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