Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to change a socket version, related to the packet_set_ring and packet_setsockopt functions.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Dec 9, 2016 | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Mar 6, 2017 | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Jan 13, 2017 | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Mar 3, 2017 | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-docs | Dec 9, 2016 | Dec 7, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-1020-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-118-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-105-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-53-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-30-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1039-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-53-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-105-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-highbankUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-105-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-4.8.0-30-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-53-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-105-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-118-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1496-omap4Upgrade linux-image-omap4Upgrade linux-image-4.8.0-30-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-118-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-118-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-105-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-53-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-53-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-118-highbankUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-30-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-118-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-105-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-105-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-105-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-omapUpgrade linux-image-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1034-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-53-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-118-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-30-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-30-generic | Dec 6, 2016 | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 8, 2016 |
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