Is CVE-2016-3695 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-3695 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-3695?

CVE-2016-3695 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-3695?

CVE-2016-3695 has an EPSS score of 0.51% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3695?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.5.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-3695

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The einj_error_inject function in drivers/acpi/apei/einj.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to simulate hardware errors and consequently cause a denial of service by leveraging failure to disable APEI error injection through EINJ when securelevel is set.

CWE-74Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.5.1-1CVE-2016-3695

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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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CVE-2022-46169	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-35914	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2019-17558	High	7.5	99%	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 2026-05-13.