The compat IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE and IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt implementations in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging in-container root access to provide a crafted offset value that triggers an unintended decrement.
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Information
Published : 2016-07-03 14:59
Updated : 2023-02-12 15:22
NVD link : CVE-2016-4997
Mitre link : CVE-2016-4997
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CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Products Affected
novell
- suse_linux_enterprise_server
- suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud
- suse_linux_enterprise_desktop
- suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching
- suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
- suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension
- suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
debian
- debian_linux
oracle
- linux