CVE-2016-10229 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Linux systems by sending crafted UDP traffic that triggers a memory corruption error during packet processing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10229?
CVE-2016-10229 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-358
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10229?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Android, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10229?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-10229 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10229 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-10229, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10229, GHSA-gm6m-fgmp-cp9x, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10229.