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CVE-2016-0728

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 3.65% Public Exploit

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

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Public Exploit Signal

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

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CVE
CVE-2016-0728
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.65%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The join_session_keyring function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 mishandles object references in a certain error case, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (integer overflow and use-after-free) via crafted keyctl commands.