What is CVE-2016-10153?

CVE-2016-10153 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2016-10153 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10153?

CVE-2016-10153 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-10153?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-10153. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2016-10153 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-10153 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2016-10153

High

The crypto scatterlist API in the Linux kernel 4.9.x before 4.9.6 interacts incorrectly with the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging reliance on earlier net/ceph/crypto.c code.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-02-06

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2016-10153 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2016-10153 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.6

Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95713

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a45f795c65b479b4ba107b6ccde29b896d51ee98
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416101
Patch

4 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2016-10153

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-02-06

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10153?

CVE-2016-10153 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2016-10153 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10153?

CVE-2016-10153 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-10153?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-10153. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2016-10153 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2016-10153 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.