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CVE-2016-4951
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-23T10:59:15.723 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:48:28.930

Summary

The tipc_nl_publ_dump function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not verify socket existence, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a dumpit operation.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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