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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6828

CVE-2016-6828

Description

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.

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