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CVE-2016-8399 Details

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and current compiler optimizations restrict access to the vulnerable code. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31349935.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0869 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-284Improper Access Control[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 3.19, < 4.1.37
>= 4.2, < 4.4.38
>= 4.5, < 4.8.14

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-8399
NVD Published Date:
Jan 12, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-8399 Details - Not Deferred