Denial of Service Vulnerability in Linux Kernel IPv4 Implementation

CVE-2016-3156

What is CVE-2016-3156?

A vulnerability in the IPv4 implementation of the Linux kernel allows users of a guest operating system to manipulate the destruction of device objects. By doing so, they can create a large number of IP addresses that could lead to denial of service situations for the host operating system, resulting in networking outages. This issue affects versions of the Linux kernel prior to 4.5.2 and poses a significant risk in multi-tenant environments where resource management and isolation are crucial.

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