CVE-2016-10229 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2016-10229

udp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows remote attackers...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linux kernel, android
Vulnerable Versions:
3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.11, 3.13, 3.15, 3.17, 3.19, 4.2, 0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 4th, 2017
Last Modified: January 3rd, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.