CVE-2016-10741: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-10741 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 2Timeline
- 01-02-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel before 4.9.3, fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) because there is a race condition between direct and memory-mapped I/O (associated with a hole) that is handled with BUG_ON instead of an I/O failure.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
25%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.32% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu16 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.4.0-96.119
- linux-aws< 4.4.0-1035.44
- linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-gcp-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 4.9.6-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 4.9.3
3 vendors · 19 products
References
10 links- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/04197b341f23b908193308b8d63d17ff23232598X Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory