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Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 28, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-9555

CVE-2016-9555

Description

The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data.

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