CVE-2016-8645
N/A
Published: November 28, 2016 at 03:01 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.8.9
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3
References (11)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.10Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/3VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94264Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284
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