CVE-2016-6156

Name: CVE-2016-6156
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2016-08-06T20:59:08.05+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.27%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6156 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.27%

19.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	<= 4.6.6

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78eIssue Tracking, Patch
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/20Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91553
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120131Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353490Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78eIssue Tracking, Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78eIssue Tracking, Patch
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jul/20Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91553
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=120131Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353490Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78eIssue Tracking, Patch

Timeline

Published: Aug 6, 2016
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-6156?

How severe is CVE-2016-6156?

Severity scoring for CVE-2016-6156 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6156?

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Source: NVD / NIST