CVE-2016-3841 (GCVE-0-2016-3841)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-08-06 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:10
VLAI
Summary
The IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles options data, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted sendmsg system call.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
google_android CNA under the Google root
CNA scorecard E 40/100 over 198 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2015-12-14 00:00
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