CVE-2016-3156

kernel: ipv4: denial of service when destroying a network interface

Published Apr 27, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3607-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-4208 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2965-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2965-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2965-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2965-4 Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2968-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2968-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2969-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2970-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2971-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2971-2 Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2971-3 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2996-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2997-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
References
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fbd40ea0180a2d328c5adc61414dc8bab9335ce2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84428 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318172 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fbd40ea0180a2d328c5adc61414dc8bab9335ce2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3156 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3156 cve-icon
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