CVE-2016-8655

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free)…

published December 8, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
11%
Percentile
95.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to change a socket version, related to the packet_set_ring and packet_setsockopt functions.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.11127 · 95.9th percentile
Published
2016-12-08T08:08Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 DEC 08:08Z
    Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free)…
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