CVE-2016-8655

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to change a socket version, related to the packet_set_ring and packet_setsockopt functions.
Race Condition
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 97%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
linuxlinux_kernel
3.2 ≤
𝑥
< 3.2.85
linuxlinux_kernel
3.3 ≤
𝑥
< 3.10.106
linuxlinux_kernel
3.11 ≤
𝑥
< 3.12.69
linuxlinux_kernel
3.13 ≤
𝑥
< 3.16.40
linuxlinux_kernel
3.17 ≤
𝑥
< 3.18.46
linuxlinux_kernel
3.19 ≤
𝑥
< 4.1.37
linuxlinux_kernel
4.2 ≤
𝑥
< 4.4.38
linuxlinux_kernel
4.5 ≤
𝑥
< 4.8.14
canonicalubuntu_linux
12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.04
canonicalubuntu_linux
16.10
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
linux
bookworm
6.1.106-3
fixed
bookworm (security)
6.1.112-1
fixed
bullseye
5.10.223-1
fixed
bullseye (security)
5.10.226-1
fixed
sid
6.11.6-1
fixed
trixie
6.11.5-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
linux
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-118.161
released
trusty
Fixed 3.13.0-105.152
released
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-53.74
released
yakkety
Fixed 4.8.0-30.32
released
zesty
not-affected
linux-armadaxp
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-1680.107
released
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-aws
precise
dne
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-flo
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
yakkety
ignored
zesty
dne
linux-gke
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-goldfish
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
yakkety
ignored
zesty
ignored
linux-grouper
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-hwe
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-hwe-edge
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
not-affected
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-linaro-omap
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-linaro-shared
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-linaro-vexpress
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-quantal
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-raring
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-saucy
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-trusty
precise
Fixed 3.13.0-105.152~precise1
released
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-utopic
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-vivid
precise
dne
trusty
Fixed 3.19.0-77.85~14.04.1
released
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-wily
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-lts-xenial
precise
dne
trusty
Fixed 4.4.0-53.74~14.04.1
released
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-maguro
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-mako
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
ignored
yakkety
ignored
zesty
dne
linux-manta
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-qcm-msm
precise
ignored
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
linux-raspi2
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1034.41
released
yakkety
Fixed 4.8.0-1020.23
released
zesty
not-affected
linux-snapdragon
precise
dne
trusty
dne
xenial
Fixed 4.4.0-1039.43
released
yakkety
Fixed 4.4.0-1039.43
released
zesty
not-affected
linux-ti-omap4
precise
Fixed 3.2.0-1496.123
released
trusty
dne
xenial
dne
yakkety
dne
zesty
dne
openSUSE logo
openSUSE / SLES Releases
openSUSE Product
Release
kernel-default
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.60.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
kernel-default-base
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.60.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
kernel-default-man
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.60.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
kernel-docs
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
kernel-ec2
suse enterprise sap 12
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
kernel-ec2-extra
suse enterprise sap 12
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP3
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP4
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP5
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP3
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP4
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP5
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
kernel-macros
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.60.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
kernel-obs-build
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
kernel-source
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.60.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
kernel-syms
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.60.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
kernel-vanilla-base
suse enterprise desktop 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise sap 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 15
4.12.14-23.1
fixed
kernel-xen
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.60.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
kernel-xen-base
suse enterprise sap 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12
3.12.60-52.60.1
fixed
suse enterprise server 12 SP1
3.12.67-60.64.21.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_51-52_31-default-7
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_51-52_31-xen-7
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_51-52_34-default-7
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_51-52_34-xen-7
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_51-52_39-default-6
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_51-52_39-xen-6
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_42-default-4
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_42-xen-4
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_45-default-4
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_55-52_45-xen-4
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_49-default-4
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_49-xen-4
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_54-default-4
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_54-xen-4
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-default-2
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_57-xen-2
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_60-default-1
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
kgraft-patch-3_12_60-52_60-xen-1
suse enterprise server 12
2.1
fixed
Red Hat logo
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Releases
Red Hat Product
Release
kernel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-abi-whitelists
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-bootwrapper
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-debug
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-debug-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-doc
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-headers
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-kdump
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-kdump-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-rt
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
fixed
kernel-rt-debug
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
fixed
kernel-rt-debug-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
fixed
kernel-rt-debug-kvm
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
fixed
kernel-rt-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
fixed
kernel-rt-doc
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
fixed
kernel-rt-kvm
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
fixed
kernel-rt-trace
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
fixed
kernel-rt-trace-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
fixed
kernel-rt-trace-kvm
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
fixed
kernel-tools
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-tools-libs
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
kernel-tools-libs-devel
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
perf
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
python-perf
RHEL 7
0:3.10.0-514.10.2.el7
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=84ac7260236a49c79eede91617700174c2c19b0c
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00054.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00055.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00056.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00067.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00070.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00073.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00076.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00077.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00087.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140063/Linux-Kernel-4.4.0-AF_PACKET-Race-Condition-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0386.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0387.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0402.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94692
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037403
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3149-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3149-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3150-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3150-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-4
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3152-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3152-2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400019
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/84ac7260236a49c79eede91617700174c2c19b0c
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40871/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44696/
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=84ac7260236a49c79eede91617700174c2c19b0c
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00044.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00054.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00055.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00056.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00067.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00070.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00073.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00076.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00077.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00087.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140063/Linux-Kernel-4.4.0-AF_PACKET-Race-Condition-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0386.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0387.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0402.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94692
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037403
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3149-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3149-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3150-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3150-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-4
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3152-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3152-2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400019
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/84ac7260236a49c79eede91617700174c2c19b0c
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40871/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44696/