CVE-2016-7117

CVE Details

Release Date:2016-03-14

Description


Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function innet/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.

See more information about CVE-2016-7117 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: 7.6 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2016-29622016-12-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2016-2962-12016-12-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2016-36572016-12-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-417.0.0.0.1.el5)ELSA-2016-2962-12016-12-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-417.el5)ELSA-2016-29622016-12-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-417.0.0.0.1.el5)ELSA-2016-2962-12016-12-20
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-417.el5)ELSA-2016-29622016-12-20
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.15.2.el6uek)ELSA-2016-36562016-12-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.23.el6uek)ELSA-2016-36552016-12-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2017-00362017-01-10
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2016-36552016-12-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2016-36562016-12-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2016-36572016-12-21
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.15.2.el7uek)ELSA-2016-36562016-12-21
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.23.el7uek)ELSA-2016-36552016-12-21
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)ELSA-2017-00862017-01-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2016-36552016-12-21
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2016-36562016-12-21
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2016-01812016-12-21
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2016-01802016-12-21
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2016-01792016-12-21



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