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CVE-2016-10200

7.0 · HIGH

Race condition in the L2TPv3 IP Encapsulation feature in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by making multiple bind s…

Published Mar 7, 2017CWE-264EPSS 0.30%

Overview

CVE-2016-10200 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 7, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Race condition in the L2TPv3 IP Encapsulation feature in the Linux kernel before 4.8.14 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by making multiple bind system calls without properly ascertaining whether a socket has the SOCK_ZAPPED status, related to net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c and net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgit.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=32c231164b762dddefa13af5a0101032c70b50efRefsource.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.htmlRefwww.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/101783Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1037965Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1037968Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2437Refaccess.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2444

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10200?

CVE-2016-10200 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 7, 2017 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2016-10200?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.0, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2016-10200?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2016-10200?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2016-10200 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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