Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2016-8645
The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/3 (mailing-list)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94264 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037285 (vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 (vendor-advisory)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.10 (Release Notes)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8645?
- CVE-2016-8645 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-11-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8645?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.