CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-8632

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The tipc_msg_build function in the Linux kernel through version 4.8.11 does not validate the relationship between the minimum fragment length and the maximum packet size, which can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk Assessment

Local users may gain privileges or cause a denial of service by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version that includes fixes for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not validate the relationship between the minimum fragment length and the maximum packet size, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS