What is CVE-2016-3044?

CVE-2016-3044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Powerkvm, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-3044?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in IBM Powerkvm

CVE-2016-3044

The Linux kernel component in IBM PowerKVM 2.1 before 2.1.1.3-65.10 and 3.1 before 3.1.0.2 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS infinite loop and hang) via unspecified vectors.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2016-12-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-26.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.5% 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

IBM Powerkvm — versions 2.1, 2.1.0.2, 2.1.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html (vendor-advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1033.html (vendor-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92123 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3044?: CVE-2016-3044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Powerkvm, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-3044?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.