CVE-2016-10229

CVE Details

Release Date:

2015-12-30

Description

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

See more information about CVE-2016-10229 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	10	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3538	2017-04-13
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3538	2017-04-13
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0061	2017-04-13

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