7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-9793
Linux Kernel Sock Setsockopt Negative Value Denial of Service
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 28, 2016, 7:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 17, 2023, 9:05 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-9793 has a 46 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9793 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9793.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b98b0bc8c431e3ceb4b26b0dfc8db509518fb290 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94655 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0931 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0932 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0933 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402013 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b98b0bc8c431e3ceb4b26b0dfc8db509518fb290 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-9793 Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
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ZTK-009/linux-kernel-exploits

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kumardineshwar/linux-kernel-exploits

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Updated: 4 years, 6 months ago
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-9793 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9793 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14 Release Notes http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/1 Mailing List, Patch http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/1 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94655 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94655 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0931 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0931 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0932 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0932 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0933 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0933 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402013 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402013 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-9793 No Types Assigned https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-9793 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html No Types Assigned https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.8.13 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.5 up to (excluding) 3.12.69 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.16.40 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.52 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.50 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4.38 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.8.14
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0933 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0932 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0931 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-9793 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94655 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402013 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402013 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/1 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b98b0bc8c431e3ceb4b26b0dfc8db509518fb290 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b98b0bc8c431e3ceb4b26b0dfc8db509518fb290 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b98b0bc8c431e3ceb4b26b0dfc8db509518fb290 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b98b0bc8c431e3ceb4b26b0dfc8db509518fb290 Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14 Release Notes
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.12475

percentile

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