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CVE-2016-8632
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-11-28T03:59:04.920 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:54:38.897

Summary

The tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not validate the relationship between the minimum fragment length and the maximum packet size, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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