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CVE-2016-10229in critical feed

udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via UDP traffic that triggers an unsafe second check…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
12.9%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
0
none known

udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via UDP traffic that triggers an unsafe second checksum calculation during execution of a recv system call with the MSG_PEEK flag.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

12.87% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-358 Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/97397 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038201 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • security.paloaltonetworks.com /CVE-2016-10229 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20250103-0008/

Sources

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