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CVE-2016-9806
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-28T07:59:00.667 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:56:34.573

Summary

Race condition in the netlink_dump function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes sendmsg system calls, leading to a free operation associated with a new dump that started earlier than anticipated.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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