kernel: Race condition vulnerability in VOP driver
Published Jun 27, 2016
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.40%
Description
Race condition in the vop_ioctl function in drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c in the MIC VOP driver in the Linux kernel before 4.6.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by changing a certain header, aka a "double fetch" vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- ≤ 4.6
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue does not affect the Linux kernels as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 32.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 31.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.02% (0.00020) | 3.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (16)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538802/30/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5728 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116651 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1350811 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9bf292bfca94694a721449e3fd752493856710f6 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5728
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5728
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