CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9806

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A race condition in the netlink_dump function in the Linux kernel before version 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 an unexpected free operation.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience service outages, affecting system availability and potentially leading to unforeseen security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 4.6.3 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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