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CVE-2016-9191

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9191 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel (through version 4.8.11) related to cgroup offline implementation, specifically affecting drain operations. A local attacker with access to a container environment can exploit this by running a crafted application, leading to a system hang. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.8.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 15,937 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9191Moderate

kernel: Local DoS via cgroup offline code

Nov 5, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/93362fa47fe98b62e4a34ab408c4a418432e7939
support.hpe.com / hpsc/doc/public/display
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3791
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/05/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94129
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry