VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6162

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-08-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references