CVE-2016-6480

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 0.34%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-08-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

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CVE

CVE-2016-6480

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

5.1

EPSS

0.34%

Linux

Original Filing — NVD 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.