CVE-2016-9919
HIGH7.5EPSS 5.5%Published: 12/8/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9919
Description
The icmp6_send function in net/ipv6/icmp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 omits a certain check of the dst data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a fragmented IPv6 packet.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/linuxfrom 0, < 4.8.15-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |