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CVE-2016-6162

Date: August 6, 2016

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (4)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/05/8
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6162
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1353538
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-6162

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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