Security Advisory

CVE-2016-3841

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2016-08-06 20:00:00
Last updated 2024-08-06 00:10:31
Assigner google_android
CVSS score not scored
State PUBLISHED

Description

The IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles options data, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted sendmsg system call.