VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-10229

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

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 12.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.8%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 12.82% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-358
Affected: linux/linux kernel · google/android
Source: security@android.com

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250103-0008/
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.