CVE-2016-6162

net/core/skbuff.c in the Linux kernel 4.7-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via certain IPv6 socket operations.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2016-08-06

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected products

• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/05/8
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353538