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CVE-2023-4016
Linux Linux Kernal — Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost un…
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N L 3.3 .0029 20.8 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux Kernal 3.3.0 (might be earlier) - latest – —
TIMELINE
Jul 31 Reserved by trellix
Aug 2 Published (CNA: trellix)
Oct 14 RESCORED — CVE-2023-4016 (Linux Kernal). CVSS 2.5 → 3.3 (NVD).
Description
Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| July 31, 2023 | Reserved | Reserved by trellix |
| August 2, 2023 | Published | Published (CNA: trellix) |
| October 14, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2023-4016 (Linux Kernal). CVSS 2.5 → 3.3 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernal | — | 3.3.0 (might be earlier) - latest | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2023-4016 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
