CVE-2016-7117

CRITICAL

Linux Kernel < 4.5.2 - Use-After-Free in __sys_recvmmsg Error Handling

Title source: llm

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.

References (21)

Core 21

Core References

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0216.html

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7117

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2962.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.html

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1003077

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382268

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0031.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0065.html

Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-7117.html

Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93304

Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d

View Patch ZIP pw:eip

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0270.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0217.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0036.html

Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0215.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0196.html

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.1475

EPSS Percentile 94.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-19

Status published

Products (3)

canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04

debian/debian_linux 7.0

linux/linux_kernel 2.6.33 - 3.2.80

Published Oct 10, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026