CVE-2016-3156

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Novell
Status
Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud
Suse Linux Enterprise Server
Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 April 2016

Summary

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.

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016...
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1318172
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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