vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-8655: Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 8, 2016 | Mar 3, 2017 | Feb 14, 2023 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 8, 2016
Added
Mar 3, 2017
Modified
Feb 14, 2023
Description
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.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-kernelredhat-upgrade-kernel-rt
References
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