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CVE-2016-10208

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-10208 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem, specifically within the ext4_fill_super function, affecting versions through 4.9.8. This flaw allows a physically proximate attacker to trigger a denial of service (system crash) by providing a specially crafted ext4 image. Rated Medium with a CVSSv3 score of 4.3, the attack requires physical access and low privileges, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.9.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.7
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 170 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 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 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 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 nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-514.21.1.rt56.438.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-514.21.1.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-514.rt56.221.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-10208Moderate

kernel: EXT4 memory corruption / SLAB out-of-bounds read

Nov 15, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1297
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1298
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1308
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Nov/75
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/3a4b77cd47bb837b8557595ec7425f281f2ca1fe
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00004.html
usn.ubuntu.com / 3754-1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/05/3
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94354