Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 4, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10229
CVE-2016-10229
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.
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Affected products
10- osv-coords6 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_28&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS
< 3.12.61-52.101.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.101.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250103-0008/nvd
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