DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7917

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 0
Upstream
CVE-2016-7917
Published: 16 Nov 2016, 05:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
20/100
CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Nov 2016, 05:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.5.1-1 | < 4.5.1-1 | < 4.5.1-1 | < 4.5.1-1

References (1)