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CVE-2016-7117CRITICALCVSS 9.8

CVE-2016-7117

Published Oct 10, 2016·Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD Description

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.

Public Exploits & PoCs1 found

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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