VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-3134
The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not validate certain offset fields, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call.
HIGH 8.4EPSS 1.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not validate certain offset fields, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.23% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- novell/suse linux enterprise software development kit · novell/suse linux enterprise debuginfo · novell/suse linux enterprise desktop · novell/suse linux enterprise live patching · novell/suse linux enterprise module for public cloud · novell/suse linux enterprise real time extension · novell/suse linux enterprise server · novell/suse linux enterprise workstation extension · linux/linux kernel
- Source
- security@opentext.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=54d83fc74aa9ec72794373cb47432c5f7fb1a309
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1883.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84305
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2929-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.