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CVE-2016-6162
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-08-06T20:59:09.440 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:50:33.687

Summary

net/core/skbuff.c in the Linux kernel 4.7-rc6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via certain IPv6 socket operations.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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