#VU28 Memory corruption in Oracle Linux and Oracle VM Server for x86 - CVE-2016-4998
Published: June 27, 2016 / Updated: November 22, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4998
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Oracle Linux
Oracle VM Server for x86
Oracle Linux
Oracle VM Server for x86
Software vendor:
Oracle
Oracle
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to memory access error. A local user can cause the target sysetm to crash by issuing a specially crafted IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt() call.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in the crash of the target sysetm.
The vulnerability exists due to memory access error. A local user can cause the target sysetm to crash by issuing a specially crafted IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt() call.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in the crash of the target sysetm.
Remediation
The vendor has issued a fix (3.14.73, 4.4.14, 4.6.3).