Race condition in the sclp_ctl_ioctl_sccb function in drivers/s390/char/sclp_ctl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by changing a certain length value, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-6130 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score | 1.9 |
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Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | None |
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS3 Base Score | 2.2 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix |