Description
The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not validate certain offset fields, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 8.4/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 27, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified