9.3

CVE-2016-7910: linux linux_kernel Use After Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7910DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7910
Published 16-11-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7910 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Use After Free vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 2.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.97%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits2github, reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 8
DLA-772-1RHSA-2017:0892RHSA-2017:1297RHSA-2017:1298RHSA-2017:1308SUSE-SU-2017:0333-1

Timeline

  1. 16-11-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.97%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.97% 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

2 found
  • githubUnverified

    Linux

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (git.kernel.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

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

Ubuntu21 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-109.156 | < 4.4.0-38.57
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.7.2-1
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel< 3.2.84 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.10.103 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.63 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.14.76 | ≥ 3.15, < 3.16.39 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.40 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.31 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.18 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.6.7 | ≥ 4.7, < 4.7.1

3 vendors · 23 products

References

15 links
Show all 15 references