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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-8655

CVE-2016-8655

Description

Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by leveraging the CAP_NET_RAW capability to change a socket version, related to the packet_set_ring and packet_setsockopt functions.

Affected products

5
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=3.2,<3.2.85
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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