CVE-2016-7917

kernel: netfilter: nfnetlink: correctly validate length of batch messages

Published Nov 16, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-8766 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3312-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3312-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
google_android
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 2:13 AM
Reserved
Sep 9, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 16, 2016, 5:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:53 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 2, 2016, 12:00 AM