CVE-2016-3156
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 mishandles destruction of device objects, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS networking outage) by arranging for a large number of IP addresses.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 12.0 | Affected | — |
| 11.0 | Affected | — |
| — | Affected | — |
Ubuntu Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 11.0 | |
| novell | suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit | 12.0 | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3156.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fbd40ea0180a2d328c5adc61414dc8bab9335ce2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84428
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.