CVE-2016-8655

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.
References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400019 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/84ac7260236a49c79eede91617700174c2c19b0c Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=84ac7260236a49c79eede91617700174c2c19b0c Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94692 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40871/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037403 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140063/Linux-Kernel-4.4.0-AF_PACKET-Race-Condition-Privilege-Escalation.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3152-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3152-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-4 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-3 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3150-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3150-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3149-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3149-1 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00087.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00077.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00076.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00073.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00070.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00067.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00056.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00055.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00054.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00044.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0402.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0387.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0386.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44696/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2016-12-08 00:59

Updated : 2023-02-12 15:26


NVD link : CVE-2016-8655

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8655


JSON object : View

CWE
CWE-416

Use After Free

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel