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CVE-2016-10088
The sg implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.9 does not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNEL_DS option…
High7.0EPSS 0.37%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.37% · top 69% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.0.
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References (9)
- 1037538 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:2669 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 95169 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:0817 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161230 Re: Linux Kernel use-after-free in SCSI generic device interface (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:2077 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=128394eff343fc6d2f32172f03e24829539c5835 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2017:1842 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/128394eff343fc6d2f32172f03e24829539c5835 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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