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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-default | Jan 19, 2017 | Dec 8, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.8.0-1022-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-raspi2 | Jan 12, 2017 | Dec 8, 2016 |
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