NVD

CVE-2016-9806 Detail

Modified

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Description

Race condition in the netlink_dump function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes sendmsg system calls, leading to a free operation associated with a new dump that started earlier than anticipated.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.8 HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 7.2 HIGH

Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94653	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94653	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401502	Issue Tracking Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401502	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html	Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html	Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-415	Double Free	NIST
CWE-362	Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')	NIST

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Change History

9 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 10:01:46 PM

Action	Type	New Value
Added	Reference	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520
Added	Reference	http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69
Added	Reference	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3
Added	Reference	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4
Added	Reference	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94653
Added	Reference	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
Added	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
Added	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
Added	Reference	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
Added	Reference	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401502
Added	Reference	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520
Added	Reference	https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/17/2023 4:05:07 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3.1		NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed	CVSS V3	NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed	CPE Configuration	OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions up to (including) 4.6.2	Record truncated, showing 500 of 752 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions from (including) 3.12 up to (excluding) 3.12.62 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions from (including) 3.13 up to (excluding) 3.14.73 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions from (including) 3.15 up to (excluding) 3.16.37 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions from (including) 3.17 up to (excluding) 3.18.37 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::* versions from
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69 Mailing List	http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Release Notes	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4 Mailing List, Patch	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94653 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94653 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 No Types Assigned	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 Patch	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html No Types Assigned	https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html Third Party Advisory

Initial Analysis by NIST 12/28/2016 12:04:33 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added	CWE		CWE-362
Added	CWE		CWE-415
Added	CPE Configuration		OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.2::::::: (and previous)
Changed	Reference Type	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 No Types Assigned	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 Vendor Advisory, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69 No Types Assigned	http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69 Mailing List
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 No Types Assigned	http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 Release Notes
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4 No Types Assigned	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4 Mailing List, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401502 No Types Assigned	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401502 Issue Tracking, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 No Types Assigned	https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520 Patch

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9806
NVD Published Date:
12/28/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE

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CVE-2016-9806 Detail

Description

Metrics

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Weakness Enumeration

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

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Change History

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 10:01:46 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/14/2024 12:09:46 AM

Modified Analysis by NIST 1/17/2023 4:05:07 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 1/04/2018 9:31:23 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 12/30/2017 9:29:00 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 7/17/2017 9:18:08 AM

CVE Modified by MITRE 3/07/2017 9:59:00 PM

CVE Modified by MITRE 12/30/2016 9:59:40 PM

Initial Analysis by NIST 12/28/2016 12:04:33 PM

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