What is CVE-2016-7910?

CVE-2016-7910 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-7910?

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

Is CVE-2016-7910 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Linux Kernel

CVE-2016-7910

Use-after-free vulnerability in the disk_seqf_stop function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.1 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging the execution of a certain stop operation even if the corresponding start operation had failed.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2016-11-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.030 (86.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.030 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andrewwebber/kate

References

github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84 (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1308 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html (Third Party Advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1 (Release Notes)
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1298 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1297 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7910?: CVE-2016-7910 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-7910?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-7910 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.