Improperly implemented security check for standard in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-10229
Published: April 4, 2017 / Updated: November 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92437
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10229
CWE-ID: CWE-358
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly implemented security check for standard error within the udpv6_recvmsg() function in net/ipv6/udp.c, within the udp_recvmsg() function in net/ipv4/udp.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-10229
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229