Attacker Value
Unknown
CVE-2016-8655
CVE-2016-8655
(Last updated November 25, 2024) ▾
MITRE ATT&CK
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Metasploit Module
Description
Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to change a socket version, related to the packet_set_ring and packet_setsockopt functions.
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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Data provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
General Information
Vendors
- canonical,
- linux
Products
- linux kernel,
- ubuntu linux 12.04,
- ubuntu linux 14.04,
- ubuntu linux 16.04,
- ubuntu linux 16.10
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