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.
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 20, 2017 | Jun 24, 2016 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Aug 28, 2019 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade kernel-debugUpgrade perfUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel | Jan 13, 2017 | May 15, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Aug 3, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-default | Jan 21, 2017 | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-107-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500 | 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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