CVE-2016-6162 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2016-08-06

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.7:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-7096	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00041.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/05/8
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353538
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6162
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6162

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-08-06T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:22:20.654Z

Reserved: 2016-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-6162

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-06T20:59:09.440

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-6162

Redhat

Severity :

Publid Date: 2016-07-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-6162 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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