CVE-2016-2070
HIGHLinux Kernel 4.3-4.3.4 - Denial of Service via TCP Congestion Window Reduction
Title source: llmDescription
The tcp_cwnd_reduction function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and system crash) via crafted TCP traffic.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/5
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302219
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0332
EPSS Percentile
87.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-189
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
4.3 - 4.3.5
Published
May 02, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026