CVE-2016-7117

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a recvmmsg system call that is mishandled during error processing.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-19

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 10, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-7117: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix