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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-12-08T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:07:31.874Z

Reserved: 2016-12-08T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9919

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-12-08T17:59:03.867

Modified: 2023-01-24T15:07:11.217

Link: CVE-2016-9919

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-12-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9919 - Bugzilla