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Case File

CVE-2016-7911

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.54% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-11-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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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-2016-7911
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.54%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Race condition in the get_task_ioprio function in block/ioprio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted ioprio_get system call.