Security Advisory
CVE-2016-9806
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
December 28, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory