Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 28, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-8645

Description

The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.8.9
- (no CPE)range: <4.8.10
osv-coords50 versions
pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-compute_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-compute&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Availability%20Extension%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_debug&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP1_Update_12&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP2_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_19&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_19&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012
< 3.12.69-60.30.1+ 49 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.4.38-93.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.30.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.61-52.66.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.69-60.64.29.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ac6e780070e30e4c35bd395acfe9191e6268bdd3nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94264nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.10nvdRelease Notes
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/30/3nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1037285nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669nvd

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