# CVE-2016-6480: 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

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

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362466
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539074/30/0/threaded
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92214
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00001.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html

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