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CVE-2016-10154

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10154 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel versions 4.9.x before 4.9.1. It stems from an incorrect interaction between the smbhash function and the CONFIG_VMAP_STACK option, allowing local users to trigger a system crash or memory corruption. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and low attack complexity. Its primary impact is a denial of service, though other unspecified impacts are possible. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10154Moderate

kernel: smbencrypt() points a scatterlist to the stack causing DoS

Dec 14, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/06deeec77a5a689cc94b21a8a91a76e42176685d
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.1
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/95714
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry