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CVE-2016-9919

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Date: December 8, 2016

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.

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Related Resources (7)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9919
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94824
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9919
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-9919

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CWE-20

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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