UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3156

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3156

    Published: 27 Apr 2016Last Modified: 26 Aug 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-3156
    Aliases:
    USN-2965-1
    USN-2965-2
    USN-2965-3

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-3156, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/15/3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-4, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2971-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2971-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2971-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2970-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2969-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2968-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2968-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2996-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2997-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3156

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-86.130

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    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