What is CVE-2016-8660?

CVE-2016-8660 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2016-8660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-8660?

CVE-2016-8660 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-2016-8660?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-8660. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2016-8660 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-8660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2016-8660

Medium

The XFS subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (fdatasync failure and system hang) by using the vfs syscall group in the trinity program, related to a "page lock order bug in the XFS seek hole/data implementation."

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-10-16

Last modified 2026-05-06

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-19

CVE-2016-8660 is classified as CWE-19

See CWE-19 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2016-8660 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/8

Mailing List
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93558
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384851

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2016-8660

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2016-10-16

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8660?

CVE-2016-8660 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2016-8660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-8660?

CVE-2016-8660 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-2016-8660?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-8660. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2016-8660 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2016-8660 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.