DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4998

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-4998
Downstream
DSA-3607-1
Published: 03 Jul 2016, 21:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
28/100
CVSS Score
7.1 HIGH
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

03 Jul 2016, 21:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt implementation in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging in-container root access to provide a crafted offset value that leads to crossing a ruleset blob boundary.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.1CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.6.2-2 | < 4.6.2-2 | < 4.6.2-2 | < 4.6.2-2

References (1)