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CVE-2016-6156

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-6156 is a race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting the ec_device_ioctl_xcmd function in versions prior to 4.7. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds array access, leading to a denial of service. Rated Medium with a CVSS score of 5.1, exploitation requires high attack complexity and only impacts system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.4
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
19.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 10th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-6156Moderate

kernel: Race condition vulnerability in Chrome driver

Jul 4, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatch
bugzilla.kernel.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
seclists.org / bugtraq/2016/Jul/20
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/096cdc6f52225835ff503f987a0d68ef770bb78e
Issue TrackingPatch
securityfocus.com / bid/91553