{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.1","notes":[{"category":"summary","text":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document. This document is autogenerated.","title":"Kernel Vulnerability"}],"publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"Palo Alto Networks","namespace":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com"},"title":"Palo Alto Networks PSIRT provided VEX document: CVE-2016-10229","distribution":{"text":"Copyright © 2024 Palo Alto Networks. All rights reserved.","tlp":{"label":"CLEAR","url":"https://www.first.org/tlp/"}},"tracking":{"current_release_date":"2026-04-11T00:53:26.963Z","generator":{"date":"2026-04-11T00:53:26.963Z","engine":{"name":"Vulnogram","version":"0.0.9"}},"id":"CVE-2016-10229","initial_release_date":"2017-06-19T20:30:00.000Z","revision_history":[{"number":"1","date":"2026-04-10T17:53:26.000Z","summary":"Initial release"}],"status":"final","version":"1"}},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"name":"Palo Alto Networks","category":"vendor","branches":[]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2016-10229","product_status":{"fixed":["PANW-PAN-OS-397","PANW-PAN-OS-412","PANW-PAN-OS-414"],"known_affected":["PANW-PAN-OS-420","PANW-PAN-OS-409","PANW-PAN-OS-419","PANW-PAN-OS-413"]},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"A vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel of PAN-OS that may result in Remote Code Execution. A vulnerability in the Linux kernel networking subsystem for UDP could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. The Data Plane (DP) of PAN-OS is not affected by this issue since it does not use the vulnerable Linux kernel code. (ref # PAN-77173 / CVE-2016-10229).\nSuccessful exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to be on the management network.\nThis issue affects PAN-OS 6.1.17 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.0, PAN-OS 7.1.10 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.2 and earlier"}],"references":[{"category":"external","summary":"NVD - CVE-2016-10229","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10229"},{"category":"self","summary":"Palo Alto Networks Security Advisory CVE-2016-10229","url":"https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2016-10229"}],"threats":[{"category":"impact","description":"A vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel of PAN-OS that may result in Remote Code Execution. A vulnerability in the Linux kernel networking subsystem for UDP could enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. The Data Plane (DP) of PAN-OS is not affected by this issue since it does not use the vulnerable Linux kernel code. (ref # PAN-77173 / CVE-2016-10229).\nSuccessful exploitation of this issue requires an attacker to be on the management network.\nThis issue affects PAN-OS 6.1.17 and earlier, PAN-OS 7.0, PAN-OS 7.1.10 and earlier, PAN-OS 8.0.2 and earlier"}],"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":9.8,"baseSeverity":"CRITICAL"},"products":["PANW-PAN-OS-420","PANW-PAN-OS-409","PANW-PAN-OS-419","PANW-PAN-OS-413"]}]}]}