CVE-2016-9793

The sock_setsockopt function in net/core/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 mishandles negative values of sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for a crafted setsockopt system call with the (1) SO_SNDBUFFORCE or (2) SO_RCVBUFFORCE option.
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b98b0bc8c431e3ceb4b26b0dfc8db509518fb290 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94655 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0931 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0932 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0933 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402013 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b98b0bc8c431e3ceb4b26b0dfc8db509518fb290 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-9793 Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b98b0bc8c431e3ceb4b26b0dfc8db509518fb290 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/1 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94655 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0931 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0932 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0933 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402013 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b98b0bc8c431e3ceb4b26b0dfc8db509518fb290 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-9793 Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html Third Party Advisory
Configurations

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History

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Information

Published : 2016-12-28 07:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2016-9793

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9793

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9793


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer