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.

• CWE-20

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

Published

Aug 6, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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