Re: CVE request: -- Linux kernel: Null pointer dereference in tipc_nl_publ_dump

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> http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2016/05/14/28
> https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/45e093ae2830cd1264677d47ff9a95a71f5d9f9c

> Without checking the pointer to the netlink socket attribute, it could
> cause a null pointer dereference when parsing the nested attributes in
> function tipc_nl_publ_dump. It allows local users to cause a denial of
> service. This vulnerability affects Linux kernel versions from 3.19 to 4.6.

Use CVE-2016-4951.

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