CVE-2016-9755

The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel before 4.9 mishandles IPv6 reassembly, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, out-of-bounds write, and GPF) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes socket, connect, and writev system calls, related to net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_conntrack_reasm.c and net/ipv6/netfilter/nf_defrag_ipv6_hooks.c.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2016-12-28 07:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2016-9755

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9755

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9755


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write