UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4997
The compat IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE and IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt implementations in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging in-container root access to provide a crafted offset value that triggers an unintended decrement.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
92 explicit affected versions
43 explicit affected versions
27 explicit affected versions
14 explicit affected versions
8 explicit affected versions
27 explicit affected versions
9 explicit affected versions
4 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
The compat IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE and IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt implementations in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging in-container root access to provide a crafted offset value that triggers an unintended decrement.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=146679591706851&w=2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4997
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3016-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3016-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3016-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3016-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3017-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3017-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3017-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3018-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3018-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3019-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3020-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3338-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4997