CVE-2016-10229

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 13%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
95.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 4, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 21, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97397
generic

Android Security Bulletin—April 2017  |  Android Open Source Project

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.html
generic

udp: properly support MSG_PEEK with truncated buffers - kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191
generic

CVE-2016-10229 Kernel Vulnerability

https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229
github_commit

commit 197c949e7798 (torvalds/linux)

Fix landed in torvalds/linux commit 197c949e7798 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/197c949e7798fbf28cfadc69d9ca0c2abbf93191

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-10229?
CVE-2016-10229 is a critical vulnerability published on April 4, 2017. 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.
When was CVE-2016-10229 disclosed?
CVE-2016-10229 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 4, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-10229 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-10229 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-10229?
CVE-2016-10229 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-10229?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-10229, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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