Race condition in the netlink_dump function in net/netlink/af_netlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (double free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that makes sendmsg system calls, leading to a free operation associated with a new dump that started earlier than anticipated.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.426Z
Reserved: 2016-12-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-9806

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-12-28T07:59:00.667
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-9806
