What is CVE-2016-3695?

CVE-2016-3695 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2016-3695 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-3695?

CVE-2016-3695 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-3695?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-3695. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2016-3695 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-3695 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2016-3695

Medium

The einj_error_inject function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to simulate hardware errors and consequently cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to disable APEI error injection through EINJ when securelevel is set.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2017-12-29

Last modified 2026-05-13

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-74

CVE-2016-3695 is classified as CWE-74

See CWE-74 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2016-3695 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102327

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322755

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/d7a6be58edc01b1c66ecd8fcc91236bfbce0a420
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2016-3695

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2017-12-29

Modified 2026-05-13

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3695?

CVE-2016-3695 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2016-3695 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-3695?

CVE-2016-3695 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-3695?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-3695. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2016-3695 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2016-3695 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.