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CVE-2016-9555

🗓️ 28 Nov 2016 03:01:00Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 234 Views

The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data

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Detection
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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager appliances are affected by kernel vulnerabilities
16 Jun 201822:03
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel affect PowerKVM
18 Jun 201801:37
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
16 Jun 201822:02
–ibm
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2017:0086)
20 Jan 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2017:0307)
27 Feb 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DLA-772-1 : linux security update
3 Jan 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2017-1001)
1 May 201700:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1496)
13 May 201900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1516)
13 May 201900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		MiracleLinux 7 : kernel-3.10.0-514.6.1.el7 (AXSA:2017-1276:01)
16 Jan 202600:00
–nessus
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NVD
Node
linuxlinux_kernelRange3.2–3.2.85
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange3.3–3.10.105
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange3.11–3.12.68
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange3.13–3.16.40
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange3.17–3.18.49
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange3.19–4.4.32
OR
linuxlinux_kernelRange4.5.0–4.8.8

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06 May 2026 22:30Current
9.6High risk
Vulners AI Score9.6
CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS 210
EPSS0.2694
CWE-125
cve-2016-9555linux kerneldenial of serviceout-of-bounds accessnvdsecurity vulnerability
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