Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2016-9919

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: Dec 8, 2016
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2016-9919
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel 4.9-rc7 4.9-rc7.x
linux / linux_kernel 4.9-rc6 4.9-rc6.x
linux / linux_kernel 4.4.223 4.4.223.x
linux / linux_kernel 4.8.10 4.9