CVE-2016-6162

HIGH

Linux Kernel 4.7-rc6 - Denial of Service via IPv6 Socket Operations

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/05/8
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353538

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0034
EPSS Percentile 26.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel 4.7 rc6
Published Aug 06, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026