vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2016-9919)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 8, 2016 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 8, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
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.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-9919
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9919
- URL-http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94824
- URL-https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-10
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-11
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-14
- CWE-20
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