High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2016-9919

Description

The icmp6_send function in net/ipv6/icmp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 omits a certain check of the dst data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a fragmented IPv6 packet.

Affected products

Linux/Kernel4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=4.8.10,<4.9
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4.223:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.9:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94824nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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