What is CVE-2016-10905?

CVE-2016-10905 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Use After Free flaw (CWE-416). CVE-2016-10905 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10905?

CVE-2016-10905 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-10905?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-10905. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2016-10905 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-10905 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-2016-10905

High

An issue was discovered in fs/gfs2/rgrp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8. A use-after-free is caused by the functions gfs2_clear_rgrpd and read_rindex_entry.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2019-08-19

Last modified 2024-11-21

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

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

Weakness type

CWE-416

CVE-2016-10905 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-2016-10905 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154951/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0058-1.html

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Packet Storm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155212/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00025.html

Mailing List Vendor Advisory
Seclists
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Nov/11

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31332013

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Support
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31332013?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4145-1/

VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=36e4ad0316c017d5b271378ed9a1c9a4b77fab5f
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2016-10905

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2019-08-19

Modified 2024-11-21

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10905?

CVE-2016-10905 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as an Use After Free flaw (CWE-416) . CVE-2016-10905 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10905?

CVE-2016-10905 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-10905?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-10905. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2016-10905 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2016-10905 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 →