What is CVE-2016-1880?

CVE-2016-1880 is a high-severity vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-1880?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in FreeBSD

CVE-2016-1880

The Linux compatibility layer in the kernel in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2 allows local users to read portions of kernel memory and potentially gain privilege via unspecified vectors, related to "handling of Linux futex robust lists."

Published 2017-02-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

FreeBSD — versions 9.3, 10.1, 10.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1034675 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:03.linux.asc (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1880?: CVE-2016-1880 is a high-severity vulnerability in FreeBSD, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-02-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-1880?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.