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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…
- 7.8HighCVSS base score
- 0.52%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 56% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 2 days later
· 2 days later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.52% · top 56% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
15
- [oss-security] 20160521 Re: CVE request: -- Linux kernel: Null pointer dereference in tipc_nl_publ_dump (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3017-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3017-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3017-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1641 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-3016-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3016-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45e093ae2830cd1264677d47ff9a95a71f5d9f9c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=45e093ae2830cd1264677d47ff9a95a71f5d9f9c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3016-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3016-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [netdev] 20160514 BUG: net/tipc: NULL-ptr dereference in tipc_nl_publ_dump (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3020-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2016-5925 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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