CVE-2016-10229

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: April 04, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191

Source: security@android.com

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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

Source: security@android.com

Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397

Source: security@android.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201

Source: security@android.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191

Source: security@android.com

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229

Source: security@android.com

Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191