CVE-2016-6480: linux linux_kernel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-6480 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.1, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 28 · Related 21Timeline
- 06-08-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.1MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
27%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.34% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu5 products
- linux< 3.13.0-98.145 | < 4.4.0-42.62
- linux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-71.79~14.04.1
- linux-lts-xenial< 4.4.0-42.62~14.04.1
- linux-raspi2< 4.4.0-1027.33
- linux-snapdragon< 4.4.0-1030.33
Debian1 product
- linux< 4.7.2-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 4.7
Suse1 product
- kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_7&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12< 2-9.1
4 vendors · 8 products
References
29 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1362466X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539074/30/0/threadedMailing ListX Refsource BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Show all 29 references
- bugzilla.suse.com/991667REPORT
