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CVE-2016-2143

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-2143 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel before version 4.5, specifically affecting s390 platforms. This flaw, related to page-table handling during fork operations, could allow a local user to crash the system or achieve other unspecified impacts. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires local access and user interaction to exploit, potentially leading to high impact on 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
>= 2.6.25, < 3.2.79CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.3, < 3.12.58CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.13, < 3.16.35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.17, < 4.1.21CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.2, < 4.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
43.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0056 is in the 42nd percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-642.11.1.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-327.28.2.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-2143Moderate

kernel: Fork of large process causes memory corruption

Jun 1, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-2766.html
Third Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/3446c13b268af86391d06611327006b059b8bab1
Patch
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2016-2143
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3607
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Third Party Advisory