CVE-2016-4997

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4997
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-4997.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-4997
Downstream
Related
Published
2016-07-03T21:59:16.057Z
Modified
2026-04-16T01:44:57.873452227Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The compat IPTSOSETREPLACE and IP6TSOSETREPLACE setsockopt implementations in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging in-container root access to provide a crafted offset value that triggers an unintended decrement.

Database specific
{
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0-sp1"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.04"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "14.04"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "15.10"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "16.04"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "8.0"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "2.6.17"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "3.2.80"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.3"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "3.10.103"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.11"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "3.12.62"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.13"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "3.14.73"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.15"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "3.16.37"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.17"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "3.18.37"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "3.19"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "4.1.28"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "4.2"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "4.4.14"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "4.5"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "4.6.3"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0-sp1"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0-sp1"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0-sp1"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "12.0-sp1"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "7"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "source": "DESCRIPTION",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "fixed": "4.6.3"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
ce683e5f9d045e5d67d1312a42b359cb2ab2a13c
Database specific
{
    "source": "REFERENCES"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-4997.json"

Git / github.com/torvalds/linux

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/torvalds/linux
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
Database specific
{
    "source": "REFERENCES"
}

Database specific

source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-4997.json"