CVE-2016-7917

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-11-16

Description

The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

See more information about CVE-2016-7917 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	5	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	Low	User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5912	2020-11-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5912	2020-11-06
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2020-0047	2020-11-06

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