kernel: Race condition in sclp_ctl_ioctl_sccb function leads to information leak
Published Jul 3, 2016
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.27%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
Configuration 2
- ≤ 4.5.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 | 0.27% (0.00275) | 17.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 17.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00039) | 8.71th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538803/30/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91540 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6130 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116741 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1352558 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6130
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6130
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538803/30/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91540 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6130 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116741 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1352558 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6130 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6130 |
Change history (0)
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