CVE-2016-8645

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.8.10

Description The issue is related to the mishandling of skb truncation in the TCP stack, which can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash. This can be achieved through a crafted application that utilizes sendto system calls. The problem is associated with the net/ipv4/tcp ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp ipv6.c files.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.8.10, update to version 4.8.10 or later to resolve the issue.