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CVE-2016-10088: linux linux_kernel Use After Free

Modified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2017:0232-1SUSE-SU-2017:0307-1UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10088
Published 30-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-10088 is a high (CVSS 7.0) Use After Free vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.0/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 21 · Related 13
DLA-772-1MGASA-2017-0063MGASA-2017-0064MGASA-2017-0065RHSA-2017:0817RHSA-2017:1842

Timeline

  1. 30-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The sg implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.9 does not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNEL_DS option is set, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device, related to block/bsg.c and drivers/scsi/sg.c. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9576.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.37% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu22 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-125.174 | < 4.4.0-63.84
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1003.12
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
Suse2 products
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_3&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12< 2-2.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_4&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12< 2-2.1
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.8.15-2
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel< 3.10.107 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.70 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.16.40 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.47 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.38 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.41 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.8.17 | ≥ 4.9, < 4.9.2

4 vendors · 26 products

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