CVE-2016-9919

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CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

EPSS

6%p93

Published

Dec 8, 2016 (Dec 8, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The icmp6_send function in net/ipv6/icmp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 omits a certain check of the dst data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a fragmented IPv6 packet.

Vendors: linux
Products: linux kernel
Weakness: CWE-20
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (5.7%)

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