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CVE-2016-10200

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10200 describes a race condition within the L2TPv3 IP Encapsulation feature of the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 4.8.14, including Google Android and Linux distributions. This flaw allows local attackers to achieve privilege escalation or trigger a denial-of-service condition through a use-after-free vulnerability. Rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0), exploitation requires local access and high attack complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.0.34, < 3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.2.20, < 3.2.88CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.4.2, < 3.12.69CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.13, < 3.16.40CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.17, < 3.18.52CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.0HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
21.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0030 is in the 56th percentile among its peer group of 1,523 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-693.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-514.28.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-514.rt56.231.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10200Important

kernel: l2tp: Race condition in the L2TPv3 IP encapsulation feature

Nov 18, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1842
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2077
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2437
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:2444
Third Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/32c231164b762dddefa13af5a0101032c70b50ef
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14
Release NotesVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101783
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037965
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1037968
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry