CVE-2016-7117 (debian_linux, linux_kernel, ubuntu_linux)

CVE-2016-7117 (debian_linux, linux_kernel, ubuntu_linux)

Use-after-free vulnerability in the __sys_recvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a recvmmsg system call that is mishandled during error processing.

Source: CVE-2016-7117 (debian_linux, linux_kernel, ubuntu_linux)