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CVE-2016-6130 Detail

Description

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.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  07/03/2016

Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.7 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.0

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 1.9 LOW
Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 3.4

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538803/30/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91540
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116741
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6 Patch Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-6130
NVD Published Date:
07/03/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/28/2016