CVE-2016-7917

The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large…

published November 16, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
74.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01507 · 74.0th percentile
Published
2016-11-16T04:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 NOV 04:49Z
    The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large…
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