CVE-2016-3156

MEDIUM

Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software... - Resource Management Error

Title source: rule

Description

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 (26)

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Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 4.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-399
Status draft

Affected Products (14)

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_desktop
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_server
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_server
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_server
novell/suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension
canonical/ubuntu_linux
linux/linux_kernel < 4.5.1

Timeline

Published Apr 27, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026