Double Fetch Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's sclp_ctl_ioctl_sccb Function

CVE-2016-6130 · LOW Severity

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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.

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