kernel: a null pointer dereference in net/dccp/output.c:dccp_write_xmit() leads to a system crash

A null pointer dereference in dccpwritexmit function in net/dccp/output.c in the Linux kernel allows a local user to cause a denial of service by a number of certain crafted system calls...

Linux kernel denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2018-10796)

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the 'dccpwritexmit' function in the net/dccp/output.c file in versions of Linux kernel prior to 4.16-rc7. A local attacker can explo...