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CVE-2016-7117

CVSS v3.1 9.8 (Critical)
98% Progress
CVSS v2.0 10 (High)
100% Progress
EPSS 3.81 % (92th)
3.81% Progress
Affected Products 3
Advisories 31
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-19
Data Processing Errors
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Android (associated with Google Inc. or Open Handset Alliance)
Published Date
2016-10-10 11:00:13
(8 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-01-19 16:13:06
(20 months ago)

Affected Products

Canonical

Debian

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Debian Linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Configuration #2

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel from 2.6.33 version and prior 3.2.80 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 2.6.33 < 3.2.80
  Linux Kernel from 3.3 version and prior 3.4.113 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.3 < 3.4.113
  Linux Kernel from 3.5 version and prior 3.10.102 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.5 < 3.10.102
  Linux Kernel from 3.11 version and prior 3.12.59 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.11 < 3.12.59
  Linux Kernel from 3.13 version and prior 3.14.67 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.13 < 3.14.67
  Linux Kernel from 3.15 version and prior 3.16.35 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.15 < 3.16.35
  Linux Kernel from 3.17 version and prior 3.18.37 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.17 < 3.18.37
  Linux Kernel from 3.19 version and prior 4.1.28 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.19 < 4.1.28
  Linux Kernel from 4.2.0 version and prior 4.4.8 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 4.2.0 < 4.4.8
  Linux Kernel from 4.5.0 version and prior 4.5.2 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 4.5.0 < 4.5.2

Configuration #3

    CPE23 From Up To
  Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts