CVE-2016-4998
Published on: 07/03/2016 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 03/23/2021 11:26:58 PM UTC
Certain versions of Ubuntu Linux from Canonical contain the following vulnerability:
The IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt implementation in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) or possibly obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by leveraging in-container root access to provide a crafted offset value that leads to crossing a ruleset blob boundary.
- CVE-2016-4998 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
CVSS3 Score: 7.1 - HIGH
Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | LOW | NONE | |
Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
|
UNCHANGED | HIGH | NONE | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 5.6 - MEDIUM
Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
---|---|---|
LOCAL | LOW | NONE |
Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
PARTIAL | NONE | COMPLETE |
CVE References
Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
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USN-3018-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-3016-3: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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USN-3016-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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oss-security - Linux CVE-2016-4997 (local privilege escalation) and CVE-2016-4998 (out of bounds memory access) | www.openwall.com text/html |
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USN-3017-3: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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Linux Kernel Multiple Local Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities | cve.report (archive) text/html |
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Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 | Third Party Advisory web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | git.kernel.org text/html |
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Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2016 | www.oracle.com text/html |
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USN-3017-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-3017-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-3016-4: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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USN-3019-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux | www.debian.org Depreciated Link text/html |
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Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - October 2016 | www.oracle.com text/html |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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Red Hat Customer Portal | web.archive.org text/html Inactive LinkNot Archived |
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USN-3020-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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USN-3016-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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netfilter: x_tables: make sure e->next_offset covers remaining blob size · torvalds/[email protected] · GitHub | Patch Vendor Advisory github.com text/html |
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[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1: important: Security update for | lists.opensuse.org text/html |
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[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2184-1: important: Security update | lists.opensuse.org text/html |
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Linux Kernel setsockopt() Bugs Let Local Users Deny Service and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker | www.securitytracker.com text/html |
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1349886 – (CVE-2016-4998) CVE-2016-4998 kernel: out of bounds reads when processing IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry bugzilla.redhat.com text/html |
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USN-3018-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | Third Party Advisory www.ubuntu.com text/html |
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There are currently no QIDs associated with this CVE
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
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Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 15.10 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
Operating System | Oracle | Linux | 7 | All | All | All |
Operating System | Oracle | Linux | 7 | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE