CVE-2016-8645
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedNov 28, 2016
First seenNov 28, 2016
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v ≤ 4.8.9 | — |
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