cve-2016-3841
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-08-06 20:00
Modified
2024-08-06 00:10
Severity ?
Summary
The IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles options data, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted sendmsg system call.
References
security@android.comhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=45f6fad84cc305103b28d73482b344d7f5b76f39Issue Tracking, Patch
security@android.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2695.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@android.comhttp://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisory
security@android.comhttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3Release Notes
security@android.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92227Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@android.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45f6fad84cc305103b28d73482b344d7f5b76f39Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=45f6fad84cc305103b28d73482b344d7f5b76f39Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2695.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3Release Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92227Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45f6fad84cc305103b28d73482b344d7f5b76f39Issue Tracking, Patch
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