CVE-2016-9806
Linux Netlink Denial of Service Double Free
Description
Race condition in the netlink_dump function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes sendmsg system calls, leading to a free operation associated with a new dump that started earlier than anticipated.
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-2016-9806 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-9806 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-9806 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.
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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://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69 Mailing List http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Release Notes http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4 Mailing List, Patch http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94653 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94653 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-2017:1842 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 Patch https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 Patch, 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) 4.6.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.12 up to (excluding) 3.12.62 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.14.73 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.15 up to (excluding) 3.16.37 *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 up to (excluding) 4.4.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.5 up to (excluding) 4.6.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 [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/94653 [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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4 Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 No Types Assigned http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69 No Types Assigned http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69 Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401502 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401502 Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-415 Added CWE CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9806 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9806
weaknesses.
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
0.05635
percentile