CVE-2016-7117

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 33
Modified
Published: 10 Oct 2016, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 01:50

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
10 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
13.69% MEDIUM
14% probability +5.51%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

10 Oct 2016, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 01:50
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 Metrics

  • v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 13.69%• Percentile: 94%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-19•Data Processing Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are typically found in functionality that processes data. Data processing is the manipulation of input to retrieve or save information.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    16.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 2.6.33, < 3.2.80 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.113 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.10.102 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.59 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.14.67 | ≥ 3.15, < 3.16.35 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.37 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.28 | ≥ 4.2.0, < 4.4.8 | ≥ 4.5.0, < 4.5.2

References (21)