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CVE-2016-7117
Published: Oct 10, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2017:0216
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7117
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2017:0086
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2016:2962
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:0113
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:0091
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1003077
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382268
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2017:0031
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:0065
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-7117.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2
x_refsource_CONFIRM
93304
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2017:0270
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:0217
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:0036
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:0215
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2017:0196
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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