Is CVE-2016-0774 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-0774 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-0774?

CVE-2016-0774 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-0774?

CVE-2016-0774 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (26th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0774?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 3.16.2-2 or later. Fixes are available for 10 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-0774

MEDIUM

6.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The (1) pipe_read and (2) pipe_write implementations in fs/pipe.c in a certain Linux kernel backport in the linux package before 3.2.73-2+deb7u3 on Debian wheezy and the kernel package before 3.10.0-229.26.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.1 do not properly consider the side effects of failed __copy_to_user_inatomic and __copy_from_user_inatomic calls, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application, aka an "I/O vector array overrun." NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2015-1805.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.16.2-2CVE-2016-0774

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-86.130USN-2968-1

linux-image-3.13.0-86-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-86.130USN-2968-1

linux-image-3.13.0-86-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-86.130USN-2968-1

linux-image-3.13.0-86-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-86.130USN-2968-1

linux-image-3.13.0-86-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-86.130USN-2968-1

linux-image-3.13.0-86-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-86.130USN-2968-1

linux-image-3.13.0-86-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-86.130USN-2968-1

linux-image-3.13.0-86-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-86.130USN-2968-1

linux-image-3.13.0-86-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-86.130USN-2968-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.