CVE-2016-8645
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8645
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-8645.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-8645
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-11-28T03:59:07Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:26Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcpipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcpipv6.c.
- References
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- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94264
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393904
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/3
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037285