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CVE-2016-6130

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6130 is a race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's sclp_ctl_ioctl_sccb function (drivers/s390/char/sclp_ctl.c) affecting versions prior to 4.6, specifically impacting Debian and general Linux kernel installations. This "double fetch" flaw allows local users to extract sensitive information from kernel memory by manipulating a length value. With a CVSS v3 score of 4.7 (Medium), exploitation requires local access and high attack complexity, but could lead to a complete compromise of confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 4.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
18.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0026 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-6130Low

kernel: Race condition in sclp_ctl_ioctl_sccb function leads to information leak

Apr 25, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
bugzilla.kernel.org / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3616
securityfocus.com / archive/1/538803/30/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/91540