CVE-2016-10229

moderate-risk
Published 2017-04-04

udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via UDP traffic that triggers an unsafe second checksum calculation during execution of a recv system call with the MSG_PEEK flag.

Do I need to act?

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0.93% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Linux Google

References (13)

Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c94...
Patch http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
Issue Tracking https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf9319...
Third Party Advisory https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229
Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c94...
Patch http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
Issue Tracking https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf9319...
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250103-0008/
Third Party Advisory https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low