What is CVE-2016-8826?

CVE-2016-8826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2016-8826?

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

Is CVE-2016-8826 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2016-8826

All versions of NVIDIA GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer (nvlddmkm.sys for Windows or nvidia.ko for Linux) where a user can cause a GPU interrupt storm, leading to a denial of service.

Published 2016-12-16 · 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: 0.004 (27.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.8% 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

Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
NVIDIA GPU Driver
NVIDIA Corporation Windows GPU Display Driver — versions All

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94957 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-8826?: CVE-2016-8826 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2016-8826?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-8826 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.