High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-4951
CVE-2016-4951
Description
The tipc_nl_publ_dump function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not verify socket existence, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a dumpit operation.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
15- lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/14/28nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/21/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45e093ae2830cd1264677d47ff9a95a71f5d9f9cnvdVendor Advisory
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