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CVE-2016-4951

The tipc_nl_publ_dump function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not verify socket existence, which allows local users to cause a denia…

Impact

The tipc_nl_publ_dump function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not verify socket existence, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a dumpit operation.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
from 3.19 before 4.1.28
from 4.2 before 4.4.14
from 4.5 before 4.6.3
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
OracleLinux
Version 6

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