Bug 1383265 (IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE)

Summary:	CVE-2016-4997 compat IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Qian Zhang <zhangqian-c>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED DUPLICATE	QA Contact:
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	pmatouse, zhangqian-c
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OS:	Linux
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Doc Text:	The IPv6 netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.6.2 does not validate certain offset fields which allows local users to escalate privileges via an IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE compat setsockopt call.	Story Points:	---
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Last Closed:	2016-10-10 11:01:51 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description Qian Zhang 2016-10-10 10:18:03 UTC

The IPv6 netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.6.2 does not validate certain offset fields,
which allows local users to escalade privileges via an IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE compat setsockopt call

The page
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4997
has updated their Description and References sections

Discussion on oss-sec:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/29/10

Comment 1 Petr Matousek 2016-10-10 11:01:51 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 1349722 ***