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CVE-2016-7117

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.

Published

2016-10-10T11:00:13.670

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-19
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System debian debian_linux 7.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.2.80 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.4.113 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.10.102 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.12.59 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.14.67 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.16.35 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 3.18.37 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.1.28 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.4.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel < 4.5.2 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 Yes
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