7.5

CVE-2016-10109: canonical ubuntu_linux Use After Free

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2017-0026SUSE-SU-2017:0286-1UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10109
Published 23-02-2017Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-10109 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 4% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.04%
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

Timeline

  1. 23-02-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in pcsc-lite before 1.8.20 allows a remote attackers to cause denial of service (crash) via a command that uses "cardsList" after the handle has been released through the SCardReleaseContext function.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 4.04% 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: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse9 products
  • pcsc-lite&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2< 1.8.10-6.1
  • pcsc-lite&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1< 1.8.10-6.1
  • pcsc-lite&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2< 1.8.10-6.1
  • pcsc-lite&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2< 1.8.10-6.1
  • pcsc-lite&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1< 1.8.10-6.1
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • pcsc-lite< 1.8.20-1 | < 1.8.13-1+deb8u1 | < 1.8.4-1+deb7u2
Mageia1 product
  • pcsc-lite< 1.8.11-4.1.mga5
Muscle1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • pcsc-lite< 1.8.10-1ubuntu1.1 | < 1.8.14-1ubuntu1.16.04.1

6 vendors · 14 products

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