ZeroHour

CVE-2016-9806

CVSS 3.1
7.8 high
EPSS
<1%p30
Published
()
Modified
Description

Race condition in the netlink_dump function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes sendmsg system calls, leading to a free operation associated with a new dump that started earlier than anticipated.

Vendors
linux
Products
linux kernel
Weakness
CWE-362, CWE-415
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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