CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-4997
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-07-03
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-264
Description
The compat IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE and IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt implementations in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging in-container root access to provide a crafted offset value that triggers an unintended decrement.
Affected configurations
• linux linux kernel (>= 2.6.17 < 3.2.80)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.3 < 3.10.103)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.11 < 3.12.62)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.13 < 3.14.73)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.15 < 3.16.37)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.17 < 3.18.37)
• linux linux kernel (>= 3.19 < 4.1.28)
• linux linux kernel (>= 4.2 < 4.4.14)
• linux linux kernel (>= 4.5 < 4.6.3)
• canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 15.10
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
• novell suse linux enterprise software development kit 12.0
• novell suse linux enterprise desktop 12.0
• novell suse linux enterprise live patching 12.0
• novell suse linux enterprise module for public cloud 12.0
• novell suse linux enterprise real time extension 12.0
• novell suse linux enterprise server 12.0
• novell suse linux enterprise workstation extension 12.0
• oracle linux 7
• debian debian linux 8.0
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce683e5f9d045e5d67d1312a42b359cb2ab2a13c Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00060.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00061.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1883.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/24/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/10 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91451 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036171 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1 Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1349722 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/nccgroup/TriforceLinuxSyscallFuzzer/tree/master/crash_reports/report_compatIpt Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ce683e5f9d045e5d67d1312a42b359cb2ab2a13c Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05347541 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40435/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40489/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ce683e5f9d045e5d67d1312a42b359cb2ab2a13c Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00060.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00061.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00048.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00050.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00051.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00052.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00053.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00054.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1883.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/24/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/10 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91451 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036171 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1 Third Party Advisory