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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7996 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3126-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3126-2 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.546Z

Reserved: 2016-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7117

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-10-10T11:00:13.670

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-7117

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-03-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-7117 - Bugzilla

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