What is CVE-2016-7917?

CVE-2016-7917 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2016-7917 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7917?

CVE-2016-7917 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-7917?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2016-7917 patch availability.

Is CVE-2016-7917 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-7917 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2016-7917

Medium

The nfnetlink_rcv_batch function in net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not check whether a batch message's length field is large enough, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds read) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-11-16

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

5.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2016-7917 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

4 total

Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c58d6c93680f28ac58984af61d0a7ebf4319c241

Issue Tracking Patch
Source
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94147

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Details

CVE ID CVE-2016-7917

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.0 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2016-11-16

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7917?

CVE-2016-7917 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2016-7917 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7917?

CVE-2016-7917 has a CVSS score of 5.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-7917?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2016-7917 patch availability.
Is CVE-2016-7917 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2016-7917 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.