VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7117
Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a recvmmsg system call that is mishandled during error processing.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 23.6%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a recvmmsg system call that is mishandled during error processing.
- 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
- 23.56% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-19
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@android.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7dIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2962.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0031.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0036.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0065.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0196.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0215.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0216.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0217.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0270.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93304Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1003077Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382268Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7dIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-7117.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7117Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7dIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2962.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0031.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0036.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0065.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0196.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.