VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-10229

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability12.82%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-04-04
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via UDP traffic that triggers an unsafe second checksum calculation during execution of a recv system call with the MSG_PEEK flag.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-358: Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard

Primary references