#VU27 Memory corruption in Oracle Linux and Oracle VM Server for x86 - CVE-2016-4997
Published: June 27, 2016 / Updated: March 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4997
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Oracle Linux
Oracle VM Server for x86
Oracle Linux
Oracle VM Server for x86
Software vendor:
Oracle
Oracle
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a memory corruption error in the IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE compat_setsockopt() function.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel-level privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a memory corruption error in the IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE compat_setsockopt() function.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution with kernel-level privileges.
Remediation
The vendor has issued a fix (3.14.73, 4.4.14, 4.6.3).