CVE-2016-0617

Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel-uek component in Oracle Linux 6 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors.

Published: 2016-09-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2016-0617 is rated Low Risk (31.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.34%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-0617

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.12% 0.34% +0.22%
2 2025-03-30 1.80% 0.12% -1.68%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.80% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2016-0617

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.1 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2016-0617

OS Trackers for CVE-2016-0617

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2016-0617 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-0617
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0617
suse medium CVE-2016-0617 severity moderate: SUSE including 28 source package names (kernel-default, kernel-default-4.4.21-69.1, …), 49 product×package rows across 10 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3, … (10 product lines)): Fixed 43, Known Not Affected 6. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-0617/
ubuntu low CVE-2016-0617 low priority: Ubuntu including 28 source packages (linux, linux-armadaxp, …), 187 status rows across 7 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety): DNE 121, not-affected 31, released 28, ignored 7. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-0617

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2016-0617

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2016-0617

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