CVE-2016-3070

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The trace_writeback_dirty_page implementation in include/trace/events/writeback.h in the Linux kernel before 4.4 improperly interacts with mm/migrate.c, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a certain page move.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 6, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-3070: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix