CVE-2016-8655

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-12-06

Description

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to change a socket version, related to the packet_set_ring and packet_setsockopt functions.

See more information about CVE-2016-8655 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:	6.6	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Requires single instance	Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.16.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2017-3509	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.25.el6uek)	ELSA-2017-3508	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3508	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3509	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.16.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2017-3509	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.25.el7uek)	ELSA-2017-3508	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-0386	2017-03-02
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2017-0386-1	2017-03-03
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3508	2017-01-12
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3509	2017-01-12
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0005	2017-01-12
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0004	2017-01-12

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