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    CVE-2016-8645

    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.

    Published:Nov 10, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Nov 28, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00033
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Rt

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.10
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94264
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037285
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393904
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.10
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/3
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/3
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94264
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037285
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1393904
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High