CVE-2016-5195

high KEV
Published 2022-03-03 · Modified 2022-03-03
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk
9.5

Description

Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to escalate privileges.

CISA KEV

Vendor
Linux
Product
Kernel
Due date
2022-03-24

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5195

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5195

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201610-14

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201610-11

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5195.html

Exploits

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
arch archfixed4.4.26-1
debian debianbookwormfixed4.7.8-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.7.8-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.7.8-1
debian debiansidfixed4.7.8-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.7.8-1

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.