Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:12255Denial Of Service (DoS)
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
5.6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
The kernel package is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS). It is due to the flaw found in the kernels socket recvmmsg subsystem during the error handling routines within __sys_recvmmsg() function.
References
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6e94e0cfb0887e4013b3b930fa6ab1fe6bb6ba91
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1847.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1875.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1883.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0036.html
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/24/5
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91451
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036171
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1847
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1875
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1883
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0036
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4998
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1349886
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6e94e0cfb0887e4013b3b930fa6ab1fe6bb6ba91
Related
7.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
5.6 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C