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CVE-2016-10088 json

The sg implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.9 does not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNEL_DS option…

published 2016-12-30 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-1280

cvss
7.0
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The sg implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.9 does not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNEL_DS option is set, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging access to a /dev/sg device, related to block/bsg.c and drivers/scsi/sg.c. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9576.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 3.10.107, 3.12.70, 3.16.40, 3.18.47, 4.1.38, 4.4.41, 4.8.17, 4.9.2
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.8.15-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10088

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-125.174
  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-63.84
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1003.12
  • linux-raspi2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1044.51
  • linux-lts-xenial Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.4.0-63.84~14.04.2
  • linux-snapdragon Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1047.51

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10088

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  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
  • python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-696.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2017:0817RHSA-2017:2669RHSA-2017:2077RHSA-2017:1842

  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-rt_trace SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-ec2 SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 5 +2 more 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-pae SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 5 +2 more 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-syms SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 5 +2 more 3.0.101-0.47.96.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:1102-1SUSE-SU-2017:0494-1SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1SUSE-SU-2017:0464-1SUSE-SU-2017:0437-1SUSE-SU-2017:0407-1

  • linux Arch Linux 4.9.11-1
  • linux-zen Arch Linux 4.9.11-2
  • linux-lts Arch Linux 4.4.41-1

arch linux advisories AVG-178AVG-186AVG-190

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-10088 updated cvss 7.0

kernel: Use after free in SCSI generic device interface (CVE-2016-9576 regression)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel 3.10.0-693.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-693.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel 3.10.0-693.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-693.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1842
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0817
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.rt56.617.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:2077
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-696.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0817
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel 3.10.0-693.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-693.el7, +6 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1842
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0817
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-693.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1842
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0817
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel 3.10.0-693.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-693.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-693.el7, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1842
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-696.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-696.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:0817
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:1842
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-693.2.1.rt56.585.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2017:2669
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) kernel-headers 3.10.0-693.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) kernel-headers 3.10.0-693.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) kernel-headers 3.10.0-693.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) kernel-headers 3.10.0-693.el7
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
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References

Sources

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