CVE-2016-9685

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 32.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2016-12-28 07:42Z9 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 02:59Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-11-30

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionClass
• CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

5d51ecec5314e07da2af66538fb0c2072d65ce7c856d5b7011b79520e59049c1

• git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83fx_refsource_CONFIRM
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:2669https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2e83b79b2d6c78bf1b4aa227938a214dcbddc83fx_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com94593http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94593vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:2077https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:1842https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1x_refsource_CONFIRM
• bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396941x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20161130 cve-request: linux kernel - memory leak in xfs attribute mechanism.http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST