March 3, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2016-5195 — Linux Kernel
Linux Kernel Race Condition Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-03-03- Federal due date
2022-03-24- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Kernel
- EPSS
- 99.9th percentile (score 0.939, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5195
CISA short description
Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel allows local users to escalate privileges.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.