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CVE-2016-10906

kernel: use-after-free in functions arc_emac_tx and arc_emac_tx_clean in drivers/net/ethernet/arc/emac_main.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · August 18, 2019

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Ethernet subsystem of the Linux kernel. A race condition was observed while a data transmission from a buffer occurred when the buffer was already freed causing a use-after-free problem.

Statement

The affected code was not introduced into any kernel versions shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux making this vulnerable not applicable to these platforms.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free