Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-7917
CVE-2016-7917
Description
The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
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Affected products
19- osv-coords17 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012
< 4.4.38-93.1+ 16 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94147nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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