CVE-2016-10229

CRITICAL EPSS 95.8%
Published Apr 4, 20179y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Apr 4, 2017 9y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
95.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-358

Affected Products 10

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.2  –  <3.2.76
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.3  –  <3.4.113
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.5  –  <3.10.103
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.11  –  <3.12.53
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.13  –  <3.14.77
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.15  –  <3.16.35
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.17  –  <3.18.45
linuxlinux_kernel*≥3.19  –  <4.1.40
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.2  –  <4.4.21
googleandroid* ≤7.1.1

References 7

  • git.kernel.org http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191
    Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
  • source.android.com http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • github.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191
    Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250103-0008/
  • security.paloaltonetworks.com https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191
    Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
  • source.android.com http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html
    PatchThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191
    Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory