VulnerabilityModified

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.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.67%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 5.67% probability · 93th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 5.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94824Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/15Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94824Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.