VDB
CVE-2016-9919
CVE-2016-9919
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 5.46% · 90.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
5.46%
90.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1057.66, 4.4.0-1067.77, 4.4.0-1066.76 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1073.75, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.4.0-1074.77+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1072.75+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1069.72+cvm1.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 0, 5.15.0-1032.35 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 4.4.0-43.63, 4.4.0-97.120, 4.4.0-13.29 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS | linux-fips | 4.4.0-1006.6, 4.4.0-1003.3, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 4.4.0-1020.25, 4.4.0-1023.28, 4.4.0-1027.32 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-168.197~14.04.1, 0, 4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 5.3.0-66.60, 5.3.0-67.61, 5.0.0-25.26~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1017.17, 4.4.0-1019.19, 4.4.0-1022.22 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1012.13, 5.15.0-1014.16, 5.15.0-1016.18 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.4.0-1071.76, 0, 5.4.0-1033.35 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.0.0-1034.35, 4.15.0-1001.1, 4.15.0-1003.3 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2019.20, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 4.15.0-1012.12, 4.15.0-1009.9, 4.15.0-1003.3 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.4.0-24.28, 5.4.0-36.41, 5.4.0-34.38 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 5.4.0-1006.6, 5.4.0-1004.4, 5.3.0-1007.8 |
Exploit Intelligence
- 94824 (circl)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20161208 CVE request: Linux panic on fragemented IPv6 traffic (icmp6_send) (circl)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2 (circl)
Timeline
- Dec 8, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9919 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=189851 third-party-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3170-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9919 third-party-advisory