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.
Published: 2017-04-04
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 1.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1414 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.
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Google Android
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published:

Updated: 2025-01-03T12:04:17.698Z

Reserved: 2017-03-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10229

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-04T05:59:00.233

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-10229

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10229 - Bugzilla

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