What is CVE-2016-0617?

CVE-2016-0617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-0617?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Oracle Linux

CVE-2016-0617

Unspecified vulnerability in the kernel-uek component in Oracle Linux 6 allows local users to affect availability via unknown vectors.

Published 2016-09-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle Linux — versions 6.0

References

www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034968 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-0617?: CVE-2016-0617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Linux. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-0617?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.