CVE-2016-9806

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362CWE-415

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 28, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-9806: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix