Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201686550000000
Revision Date:2016-12-08Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-8655 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - high.
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. Philip Pettersson discovered a race condition in the af_packet implementation in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or run arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-8655
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • linux package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-53.74').
  • OR linux-aws package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1001.10').
  • OR linux-flo: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR linux-gke package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1003.3').
  • OR linux-goldfish: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR linux-hwe package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1').
  • OR linux-mako: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'abandoned').
  • OR linux-meta package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-53.74').
  • OR linux-meta-aws package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1001.10').
  • OR linux-meta-hwe package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1').
  • OR linux-meta-raspi2 package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1034.41').
  • OR linux-meta-snapdragon package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1039.43').
  • OR linux-raspi2 package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1034.41').
  • OR linux-signed package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-53.74').
  • OR linux-signed-hwe package in xenial, is related to the CVE in some way and has been fixed (note: '4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1').
  • OR linux-snapdragon package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.4.0-1039.43').
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