Security Advisory
CVE-2016-8632
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
The tipc_msg_build function in net/tipc/msg.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 does not validate the relationship between the minimum fragment length and the maximum packet size, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability.
Published Date
November 28, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory