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CVE-2016-3713

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3713 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (versions prior to 4.6.1) where a flaw in the msr_mtrr_valid function allows guest OS users to access the kvm_arch_vcpu data structure. This local vulnerability, with low attack complexity, could lead to sensitive information disclosure or a denial of service (system crash). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
27.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 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 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisoryvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-3713Moderate

kernel: kvm: out-of-bounds access in set_var_mtrr_msr

May 16, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/9842df62004f366b9fed2423e24df10542ee0dc5
Vendor Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.1
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/16/2