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High severity · published Oct 16, 2016
CVE-2016-7039
The IP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by…
7.5
CVSS
7.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The IP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for large crafted packets, as demonstrated by packets that contain only VLAN headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-8666.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.6% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.0 before 4.1.37; 4.2 before 4.4.32; 4.5 before 4.8.8 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Oracle
6; 7 · source: NVD
VS
VM Server · Oracle
3.4 · source: NVD
Affected product
KE
Kernel
Linux
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7039
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7039
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
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