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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.9%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- 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
- 12.87% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-358
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · google/android
- Source
- security@android.com
EPSS 12.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.