CVE-2016-9919 (GCVE-0-2016-9919)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-12-08 17:00
Modified
2024-08-06 03:07
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The icmp6_send function in net/ipv6/icmp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 omits a certain check of the dst data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a fragmented IPv6 packet.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94824Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94824Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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