DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6480

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CVE-2016-6480
Published: 06 Aug 2016, 20:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
5.1 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

06 Aug 2016, 20:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.1CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.7.2-1 | < 4.7.2-1 | < 4.7.2-1 | < 4.7.2-1

References (1)