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    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 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.

    Published:Oct 10, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 16, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00878
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Vm Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Rt

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-230 Serialized Data with Nested Payloads
    CAPEC-231 Oversized Serialized Data Payloads

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    References

    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
    https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944
    https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/680412/
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
    https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944
    https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/680412/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High