Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-9919
Published: December 8, 2016 / Updated: January 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92448
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9919
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error within the icmp6_send() function in net/ipv6/icmp.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Arch Linux
linux-grsec
Linux
linux-zen
Arch Linux
linux-grsec
Linux
linux-zen
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9919
Install update from vendor's repository.
linux-grsec - update to 1
Linux - update to 4.8.12-3
linux-zen - update to 4.8.13-1
Linux - update to 4.8.12-3
linux-zen - update to 4.8.13-1