CVE-2016-3156

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-03-15
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 mishandlesdestruction 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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	1.7
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3596	2016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3596	2016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el7uek)	ELSA-2016-3596	2016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2016-2574	2016-11-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3596	2016-08-26
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0100	2016-09-21