kernel: net: Out of bounds stack read in memcpy_fromiovec
Published Jan 12, 2017
7.0
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.34%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel networking subsystem could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Moderate because it first requires compromising a privileged process and current compiler optimizations restrict access to the vulnerable code. Product: Android. Versions: Kernel-3.10, Kernel-3.18. Android ID: A-31349935.
Affected products
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- Version Kernel-3.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Kernel-3.18StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Inc. | Android | n/a |
|
- ≥ 3.19 · < 4.1.37
- ≥ 4.2 · < 4.4.38
- ≥ 4.5 · < 4.8.14
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-696.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0817
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support
kernel-0:2.6.32-573.41.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0869
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-0:3.10.0-693.5.2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2930
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-693.5.2.rt56.626.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2931
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-696.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0817 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support | kernel-0:2.6.32-573.41.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0869 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-0:3.10.0-693.5.2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2930 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-693.5.2.rt56.626.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2931 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and is planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/. This issue doesn't affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 7 and MRG-2.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02341) | 83.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.34% (0.02341) | 81.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 55.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00253) | 65.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00233) | 61.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.23% (0.00233) | 59.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 76.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 76.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 74.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.77% (0.01767) | 53.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94708 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0869 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8399 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403833 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8399
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23030550?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8399
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94708 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0869 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8399 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403833 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8399 | ||
| https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23030550?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8399 |
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