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CVE-2016-0723

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.38% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-02-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-0723
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
0.38%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Race condition in the tty_ioctl function in drivers/tty/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) by making a TIOCGETD ioctl call during processing of a TIOCSETD ioctl call.