SB2016111619 - Fedora 24 update for kernel
Published: November 16, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016111619
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8645)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control error within the tcp_v6_do_rcv() function in net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c, within the tcp_add_backlog() and nf_reset() functions in net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.