CVE-2016-7117
Linux kernel Use-after-free vulnerability in __sys_recvmmsg function
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 10, 2016, 11 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-7117 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 19, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d Issue Tracking, Patch http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2962.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2962.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0031.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0031.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0036.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0036.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0065.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0065.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0196.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0196.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0215.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0215.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0216.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0216.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0217.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0217.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0270.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0270.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2 Release Notes http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93304 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93304 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1003077 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1003077 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382268 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382268 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d Issue Tracking, Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.5.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.6.33 up to (excluding) 3.2.80 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.3 up to (excluding) 3.4.113 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.5 up to (excluding) 3.10.102 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.11 up to (excluding) 3.12.59 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.14.67 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.15 up to (excluding) 3.16.35 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.37 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.28 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 up to (excluding) 4.4.8 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5.0 up to (excluding) 4.5.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0270.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0217.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0216.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0215.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0196.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0113.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0091.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0086.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0065.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0036.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0031.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 07, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2962.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93304 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382268 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382268 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1003077 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1003077 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-7117.html No Types Assigned https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-7117.html Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7117 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7117 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking Added CWE CWE-19 -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 11, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/34b88a68f26a75e4fded796f1a49c40f82234b7d Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-7117.html No Types Assigned https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-7117.html Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html No Types Assigned http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.2 Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7117 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7117 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-20
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-7117 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-7117
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.90 }} 0.09%
score
0.92218
percentile