Security Advisory
CVE-2016-9919
7.5
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
The icmp6_send function in net/ipv6/icmp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 omits a certain check of the dst data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a fragmented IPv6 packet.
Published Date
December 8, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory