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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EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-3084-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3084-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3084-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3084-4 Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.646Z

Reserved: 2016-07-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-6156

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-08-06T20:59:08.050

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-6156

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-07-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6156 - Bugzilla

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