CVE-2016-3841
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3841
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-3841.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-3841
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-08-06T20:59:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles options data, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted sendmsg system call.
- References
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- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2695.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92227
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=45f6fad84cc305103b28d73482b344d7f5b76f39
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45f6fad84cc305103b28d73482b344d7f5b76f39