CVE-2016-9840
high
CVSS v3
8.8
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
8.8
Description
Low: rsync security update
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
92%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: alma — https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2025-8395.html
Vendor advisory: alma — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1402345
Vendor advisory: alma — https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:8395
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9840
Vendor advisory: rocky — https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:8395
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9840.html
Vendor advisory: security@opentext.com — https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/6a043145ca6e9c55184013841a67b2fef87e44c0
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| rocky | 8 | fixed | |
| debian | 8.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 18.04 | affected | |
| macos | affected | 11 | |
| suse | 42.1 | affected | |
| suse | 42.2 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
| rhel | 6.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 7.0 | affected | |
| rhel | 7.4 | affected | |
| rhel | 7.5 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.1.3-6 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.1.3-6 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.1.3-6 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.1.3-6 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.1.3-6 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| boost | boost | {"endExcluding":"1.78.0"} | 1.78.0 |
| zlib | zlib | {"startIncluding":"1.2.0.6","endExcluding":"1.2.9"} | 1.2.9 |
| oracle | database_server | 18c | |
| oracle | jdk | 1.6.0 | |
| oracle | jdk | 1.7.0 | |
| oracle | jdk | 1.8.0 | |
| oracle | jre | 1.6.0 | |
| oracle | jre | 1.7.0 | |
| oracle | jre | 1.8.0 | |
| oracle | mysql | {"startIncluding":"5.5.0","endIncluding":"5.5.61"} | |
| redhat | satellite | 5.8 | |
| nodejs | node.js | {"startIncluding":"4.0.0","endIncluding":"4.1.2"} | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-12/msg00127.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-01/msg00053.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/05/21
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95131
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1220
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1221
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1222
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2999
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3046
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3047
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3453
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1402345
- https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/6a043145ca6e9c55184013841a67b2fef87e44c0
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00027.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00030.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-56
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-54
- https://support.apple.com/HT208112
- https://support.apple.com/HT208113
- https://support.apple.com/HT208115
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.