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.
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 | Jan 5, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Apr 13, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Mar 31, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-devel | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-headers | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Jan 13, 2017 | Dec 2, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Apr 12, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade dlm-kmp-default | Jan 19, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-34-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-34-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1044-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-34-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-34-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-59-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1040-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.8.0-34-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-1022-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.8.0-34-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-59-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb | Jan 12, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Dec 28, 2016 |
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