The tipc_nl_publ_dump function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not verify socket existence, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a dumpit operation.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5925 The tipc_nl_publ_dump function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not verify socket existence, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a dumpit operation.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:39.863Z

Reserved: 2016-05-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4951

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-05-23T10:59:15.723

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-4951

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-05-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4951 - Bugzilla

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