DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8645

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-8645
Downstream
DLA-772-1
Published: 28 Nov 2016, 03:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:15

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Nov 2016, 03:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:15
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.8.11-1 | < 4.8.11-1 | < 4.8.11-1 | < 4.8.11-1

References (1)