The vulnerability of the udp.c component in the Linux operating system’s kernel allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the udp.c component in the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to improperly implemented security checks for standard elements. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code by sending UDP packets that trigger insecure calculations of...

CVE-2016-10229

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 MSGPEEK flag...