Security Advisory
CVE-2016-4951
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
The tipc_nl_publ_dump function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not verify socket existence, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a dumpit operation.
Published Date
May 23, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory