Description
The icmp_check_sysrq function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the kernel.org projects/rt patches for the Linux kernel, as used in the kernel-rt package before 3.10.0-327.22.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time 7 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute SysRq commands via crafted ICMP Echo Request packets, as demonstrated by a brute-force attack to discover a cookie, or an attack that occurs after reading the local icmp_echo_sysrq file.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-4728 | The icmp_check_sysrq function in net/ipv4/icmp.c in the kernel.org projects/rt patches for the Linux kernel, as used in the kernel-rt package before 3.10.0-327.22.1 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time 7 and other products, allows remote attackers to execute SysRq commands via crafted ICMP Echo Request packets, as demonstrated by a brute-force attack to discover a cookie, or an attack that occurs after reading the local icmp_echo_sysrq file. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:03:34.462Z
Reserved: 2016-03-30T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-3707
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-06-27T10:59:04.563
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-3707
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD