CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-6244

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The sys_thrsigdivert function in the OpenBSD kernel 5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) by sending a negative 'ts.tv_sec' value.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can remotely trigger a system panic, leading to service availability interruptions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the OpenBSD kernel to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The sys_thrsigdivert function in kern/kern_sig.c in the OpenBSD kernel 5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a negative "ts.tv_sec" value.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS