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cve: "CVE-2016-9919"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "5.7%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2016-12-08 17:59:03"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-16T14:03:32+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-9919

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

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.

## Referenzen

- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94824>
- <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15>
- <http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-9919) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_