DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8655

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-8655
Downstream
DLA-772-1
Published: 08 Dec 2016, 08:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:16

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Dec 2016, 08:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:16
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to change a socket version, related to the packet_set_ring and packet_setsockopt functions.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.8.15-1 | < 4.8.15-1 | < 4.8.15-1 | < 4.8.15-1

References (1)