The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241 | Issue Tracking Patch |
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94147 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2016-11-15 21:59
Updated : 2016-12-02 15:13
NVD link : CVE-2016-7917
Mitre link : CVE-2016-7917
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel