The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 16, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Nov 9, 2020 | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-default | Dec 9, 2016 | Nov 16, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-79-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1018-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1057-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1014-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-79-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1059-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-79-generic-lpae | Jun 8, 2017 | Nov 16, 2016 |
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