What is CVE-2016-6130?

CVE-2016-6130 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2016-6130 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-6130?

CVE-2016-6130 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-6130?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-6130. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2016-6130 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-6130 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2016-6130

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-07-03

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

4.7

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2016-6130 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2016-6130 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3616
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538803/30/0/threaded
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91540
Kernel.org
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116741
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/532c34b5fbf1687df63b3fcd5b2846312ac943c6
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2016-6130

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.7 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2016-07-03

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6130?

CVE-2016-6130 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2016-6130 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-6130?

CVE-2016-6130 has a CVSS score of 4.7 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-6130?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-6130. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2016-6130 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2016-6130 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →