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CVE-2016-7917
MEDIUM · CVSS 5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-11-16T05:59:11.970 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:53:45.157

Summary

The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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