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CVE-2016-0774

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0774 describes a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's pipe_read and pipe_write implementations, specifically affecting certain backported versions on Debian wheezy and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, as well as Google Android. This flaw, an "I/O vector array overrun" stemming from an incorrect fix for CVE-2015-1805, allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially gain privileges through a crafted application. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), it requires local access and has a high impact on availability, but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
4.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 37th percentile among its peer group of 3,049 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-573.22.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-504.46.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-327.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-229.26.2.el7
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-0774Moderate

kernel: pipe buffer state corruption after unsuccessful atomic read from pipe

Feb 2, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0494.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0617.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2016-0774
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3503
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
securityfocus.com / bid/84126
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2967-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2967-2
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2968-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2968-2