CVE-2016-3841

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=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
2016-08-06T20:59:01.297Z
Modified
2026-03-12T22:22:38.295295Z
Severity
  • 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

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

Affected packages

Git /

Affected ranges

Database specific

unresolved_ranges
[
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
                "last_affected": "6.0.1"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
                "fixed": "3.2.75"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "3.3"
            },
            {
                "fixed": "3.12.52"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "3.13"
            },
            {
                "fixed": "3.16.35"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "3.17"
            },
            {
                "fixed": "3.18.25"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "3.19"
            },
            {
                "fixed": "4.1.15"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "4.2"
            },
            {
                "fixed": "4.2.8"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "4.3"
            },
            {
                "fixed": "4.3.3"
            }
        ]
    }
]
source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-3841.json"