CVE-2016-3841
High
CVE-2016-3841
The IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles options data, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted sendmsg system call.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
August 6, 2016
Required by
Not available
Last source change
March 15, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2016-3841
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The IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles options data, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) via a crafted sendmsg system call.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=45f6fad84cc305103b28d73482b344d7f5b76f39
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2695.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92227
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45f6fad84cc305103b28d73482b344d7f5b76f39