What is CVE-2016-10088?

CVE-2016-10088 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416). CVE-2016-10088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10088?

CVE-2016-10088 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-10088?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-10088. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2016-10088 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-10088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html

CVE-2016-10088

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-12-30

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2016-10088 is a Use After Free vulnerability

What is Use After Free?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2016-10088 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/30/1

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95169

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037538

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=128394eff343fc6d2f32172f03e24829539c5835
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/128394eff343fc6d2f32172f03e24829539c5835
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2016-10088

Severity High

CVSS score 7.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2016-12-30

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10088?

CVE-2016-10088 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . CVE-2016-10088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10088?

CVE-2016-10088 has a CVSS score of 7.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-10088?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-10088. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2016-10088 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2016-10088 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Use After Free (CWE-416)?

The product references memory after it has been freed, which may cause it to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. View CWE-416 on MITRE CWE →