CVE-2016-10229

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via UDP traffic that triggers an unsafe second checksum calculation during execution of a recv system call with the MSG_PEEK flag.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/4/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

google:androidlinux:linux_kernel

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-358

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191(security@android.com)

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html(security@android.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397(security@android.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201(security@android.com)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191(security@android.com)

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229(security@android.com)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250103-0008/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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