CVE-2016-7117

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

8.181

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-3126-1) linux-image-3.2.0-115-generic_3.2.0-115.157_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-3126-1) linux-image-3.2.0-115-generic_3.2.0-115.157_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-3126-1) linux-image-3.2.0-115-virtual_3.2.0-115.157_i386.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-3126-1) linux-image-3.2.0-115-virtual_3.2.0-115.157_amd64.deb	Linux
Linux kernel (USN-3126-1) linux-image-3.2.0-115-generic-pae_3.2.0-115.157_i386.deb	Linux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.15.2.el6uek update (ELSA-2016-3656) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.15.2.el6uek-0.4.5-3.el6.x86_64.rpm	Linux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.15.2.el7uek update (ELSA-2016-3656) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.15.2.el7uek-0.4.5-3.el7.x86_64.rpm	Linux
CVE-2016-7117	NCM

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234