5.5

CVE-2016-6327: linux linux_kernel NULL Pointer Dereference

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-6327DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6327
Published 16-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-6327 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.39%
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 5 · Related 3
RHSA-2016:2574RHSA-2016:2584SUSE-SU-2016:2912-1SUSE-SU-2016:3304-1SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) by using an ABORT_TASK command to abort a device write operation.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

33%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.39% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

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.

Ubuntu6 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-86.130 | < 4.4.0-22.39
  • linux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-59.65~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-wily< 4.2.0-36.41~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-xenial< 4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1
  • linux-raspi2< 4.4.0-1010.12
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.6.1-1
Linux1 product

3 vendors · 8 products

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