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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-7117): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-7117): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/10/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/11/2016
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a recvmmsg system call that is mishandled during error processing.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-115-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-115-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-115-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-115-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-115-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-115-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-115-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1493-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual

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