PT-2016-6780 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Adam Mariš · Published 2016-08-06 · Updated 2016-08-10 · CVE-2016-6162

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 4.7-rc6

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a system panic, or possibly have other unspecified impacts via certain IPv6 socket operations. This is due to a problem in the net/core/skbuff.c file.

Recommendations For Linux kernel version 4.7-rc6, consider upgrading to a newer version that addresses this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6162

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6162 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6162 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/05/8 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353538 · Note