CVE

Id
94737  
CVE No.
CVE-2016-7917  
Status
Candidate  
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.  
Phase
Assigned (20160909)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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