CVE-2016-9919 | BDVDB-2026-79540 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94824
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12016-12-08Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.