CVE-2016-3134
HIGHDescription
The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not validate certain offset fields, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.
References
- git.kernel.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
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- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- rhn.redhat.com
- rhn.redhat.com
- rhn.redhat.com
- debian.org
- oracle.com
- oracle.com
- oracle.com
- securityfocus.com
- securitytracker.com
- ubuntu.com
- ubuntu.com
- ubuntu.com
- ubuntu.com
- ubuntu.com
- ubuntu.com
- ubuntu.com
- ubuntu.com
- ubuntu.com
- bugzilla.redhat.com
- code.google.com
- github.com
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