CVE-2016-6828 (GCVE-0-2016-6828)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-16 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:43
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Summary
The tcp_check_send_head function in include/net/tcp.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not properly maintain certain SACK state after a failed data copy, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted SACK option.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2016-08-15 00:00
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