CVE-2016-10723 json
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.2.
published 2018-06-21 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-1722
- cvss
- 5.5
- version 3.0, 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
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.17.2. Since the page allocator does not yield CPU resources to the owner of the oom_lock mutex, a local unprivileged user can trivially lock up the system forever by wasting CPU resources from the page allocator (e.g., via concurrent page fault events) when the global OOM killer is invoked. NOTE: the software maintainer has not accepted certain proposed patches, in part because of a viewpoint that "the underlying problem is non-trivial to handle.
Patch / fix
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1
- linux-hwe Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 5.0.0-23.24~18.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10723
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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 | 3.0 | 5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.9 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
- Technology feeds
References
-
patchwork.kernel.org
/patch/9842889/
issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
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patchwork.kernel.org
/patch/10395909/
issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
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spinics.net
/lists/linux-mm/msg117896.html
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-10723
- NVD CVE-2016-10723
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