High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 28, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-9806
CVE-2016-9806
Description
Race condition in the netlink_dump function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes sendmsg system calls, leading to a free operation associated with a new dump that started earlier than anticipated.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
12- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/4nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/92964c79b357efd980812c4de5c1fd2ec8bb5520nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/15/69nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94653nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669nvdThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
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