CVE - CVE-2016-8632

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-8632	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not validate the relationship between the minimum fragment length and the maximum packet size, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
References
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MISC:94211 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94211 MISC:[netdev] 20161018 [PATCH net] tipc: Guard against tiny MTU in tipc_msg_build() URL:https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev%40vger.kernel.org/msg133205.html MISC:[oss-security] 20161108 CVE-2016-8632 -- Linux kernel: tipc_msg_build() doesn't validate MTU that can trigger heap overflow URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/08/5 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390832 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390832
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20161012	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20161012)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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