CVE-2016-9793

The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 mishandles negative values of sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf, which allows local…

published December 28, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
75.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 mishandles negative values of sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a crafted setsockopt system call with the (1) SO_SNDBUFFORCE or (2) SO_RCVBUFFORCE option.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01566 · 75.0th percentile
Published
2016-12-28T07:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 DEC 07:42Z
    The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 mishandles negative values of sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf, which allows local…
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