CVE-2016-9555 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2016-9555?

CVE-2016-9555 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Nov 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The sctp_sf_ootb function in net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.8 lacks chunk-length checking for the first chunk, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds slab access) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted SCTP data.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9555?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9555?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-9555 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9555 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9555, GHSA-x329-xh53-wmqc, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9555, USN-3188-1.