CVE-2016-3134

High

Description

The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not validate certain offset fields, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.4
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedApr 27, 2016
First seenApr 27, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 4.5.2—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit11.0, 12.0—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo11.0—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop12.0—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching12.0—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud12.0—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension12.0—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_server11.0, 12.0—
novell suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension12.0—

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