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CVE-2016-7117in critical feed

Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to exe…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
23.6%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known

Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a recvmmsg system call that is mishandled during error processing.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

23.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% 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
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0216.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security-tracker.debian.org /tracker/CVE-2016-7117 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0086.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2016-2962.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0113.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0091.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.novell.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1003077 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1382268 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0031.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0065.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • people.canonical.com /~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-7117.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93304 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0270.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0217.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0036.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0215.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0196.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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