The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
References
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94147 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241 | Issue Tracking Patch |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: google_android
Published: 2016-11-16T04:49:00
Updated: 2016-11-25T19:57:01
Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-7917
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NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2016-11-16T05:59:11.970
Modified: 2016-12-02T23:13:07.220
Link: CVE-2016-7917
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