CVE-2016-9919
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Dec 8, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 8, 2016
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- 94824vdb-entry
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2
- [oss-security] 20161208 CVE request: Linux panic on fragemented IPv6 traffic (icmp6_send)mailing-list
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2
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