CVE-2016-3135

kernel: netfilter: size overflow in x_tables

Published Apr 27, 2016 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer overflow in the xt_alloc_table_info function in net/netfilter/x_tables.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4187 Integer overflow in the xt_alloc_table_info function in net/netfilter/x_tables.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call.
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3054-1 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3056-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3057-1 Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00178}

epss

{'score': 0.00174}

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microfocus
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:47 PM
Reserved
Mar 13, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 27, 2016, 5:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:45 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 10, 2016, 12:00 AM