# 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 obta

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-07-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

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

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