The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c.

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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-772-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-9485 The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3161-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3161-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3161-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3161-4 Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3162-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3162-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3290-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:41.276Z

Reserved: 2016-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8645

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-11-28T03:59:07.767

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

Link: CVE-2016-8645

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-11-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-8645 - Bugzilla

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