CVE-2016-0723 is a race condition vulnerability in the Linux kernel's tty_ioctl function (drivers/tty/tty_io.c) affecting versions up to 4.4.1. This flaw allows local users to trigger a use-after-free condition and system crash (denial of service) or potentially extract sensitive information from kernel memory. With a CVSS v3 score of 6.8 (Medium), it requires local access but has low attack complexity, impacting confidentiality and availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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