CVE-2016-6480 json
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 caus…
published 2016-08-06 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-7403
- cvss
- 5.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.7.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6480
- linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-98.145
- linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-42.62
- linux-raspi2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1027.33
- linux-lts-vivid Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.19.0-71.79~14.04.1
- linux-lts-xenial Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.4.0-42.62~14.04.1
- linux-snapdragon Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1030.33
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6480
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- kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
- perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
- python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
- kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
- kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
- kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
- kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
- kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
red hat advisories RHSA-2017:0817RHSA-2016:2574RHSA-2016:2584
- kernel-ec2 SLE Module for Public Cloud 12 3.12.61-52.66.1
- kernel-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.67-60.27.1
- kernel-compute SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.67-60.27.1
- kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.67-60.27.1
- kernel-rt_debug SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.67-60.27.1
- kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.67-60.27.1
- kernel-compute_debug SLE Real Time 12 SP1 3.12.67-60.27.1
- kernel-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-65.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1SUSE-SU-2017:0333-1SUSE-SU-2016:3304-1SUSE-SU-2016:3069-1SUSE-SU-2016:2976-1SUSE-SU-2016:2912-1
- kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.8.13-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-6480 updated cvss 5.1
kernel: scsi: aacraid: double fetch in ioctl_send_fib()
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernelaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmwareaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel 3.10.0-514.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-514.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel 3.10.0-514.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-514.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2574
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0817
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.rt56.420.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2584
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-696.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0817
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel 3.10.0-514.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-514.el7, +6 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2574
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0817
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-514.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2574
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0817
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel 3.10.0-514.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-514.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-514.el7, +1 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2574
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0817
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-514.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:2574
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Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
- Technology feeds
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
vendor-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00049.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html
vendor-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1362466
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/539074/30/0/threaded
mailing-list, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/92214
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-6480
- NVD CVE-2016-6480
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