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CVE-2016-3841

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.3)—
Severity7.3High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.30 %higher than 22% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles options data, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted sendmsg system call.

CVSS

Base score
7.3
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.30 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
22
Score date
10/24/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Google — AndroidLinux — Linux Kernel

CWEs

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