Linux kernel: heap out-of-bounds in AF_PACKET sockets. This new issue is analogous to previously disclosed CVE-2016-8655. In both cases, a socket option that changes socket state may race with safety checks in packet_set_ring. Previously with PACKET_VERSION. This time with PACKET_RESERVE. The solution is similar: lock the socket for the update. This issue may be exploitable, we did not investigate further. As this issue affects PF_PACKET sockets, it requires CAP_NET_RAW in the process namespace. But note that with user namespaces enabled, any process can create a namespace in which it has CAP_NET_RAW.
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 | Oct 27, 2017 | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Oct 25, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Dec 5, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | — | Mar 15, 2018 | Oct 4, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-debuginfo | Nov 30, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-uek | Oct 20, 2017 | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-rt | Oct 25, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-build | Nov 9, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-91-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-128-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-1015-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1026-gkeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-128-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1030-awsUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1071-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-128-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-128-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-128-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-32-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-91-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-128-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-128-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.10.0-32-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.10.0-32-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-128-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-91-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1069-raspi2 | Dec 20, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 4, 2017 |
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