CVE-2016-8655

NameCVE-2016-8655
DescriptionRace 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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ReferencesDLA-772-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.226-1fixed
bookworm6.1.115-1fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.112-1fixed
sid, trixie6.11.7-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy3.2.84-1DLA-772-1
linuxsourcejessie3.16.39-1
linuxsource(unstable)4.8.15-1

Notes

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q4/607
Introduced by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/f6fb8f100b807378fda19e83e5ac6828b638603a (v3.2-rc1)
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/84ac7260236a49c79eede91617700174c2c19b0c (v4.9-rc8)
Non-privileged user namespaces disabled by default, only exploitable by arbitrary user if sysctl kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=1

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