{"cve":"CVE-2016-0728","nvd":{"published":"2016-02-08T03:59:10.887","modified":"2026-06-17T00:38:06.303","status":"Modified","description":"The join_session_keyring function in security/keys/process_keys.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.1 mishandles object references in a certain error case, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (integer overflow and use-after-free) via crafted keyctl commands.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=23567fd052a9abb6d67fe8e7a9ccdd9800a540f2","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/176194.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-01/msg00026.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00012.html"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","google:android","hp:server_migration_pack","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-0728","score":0.03442,"percentile":0.88989,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}