CVE-2016-6162

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 4.7-rc6

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a system panic, or possibly have other unspecified impacts via certain IPv6 socket operations. This is due to a problem in the net/core/skbuff.c file.

Recommendations For Linux kernel version 4.7-rc6, consider upgrading to a newer version that addresses this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.