{"cve":"CVE-2016-7910","nvd":{"published":"2016-11-16T05:59:05.110","modified":"2026-06-17T00:53:44.330","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77da160530dd1dc94f6ae15a981f24e5f0021e84","http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.1","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94135","https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0892"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-7910","score":0.02966,"percentile":0.87231,"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."]}