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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.61% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- oracle/linux · oracle/vm server · linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372Third Party Advisory
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/680412/Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372Third Party Advisory
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/680412/Issue Tracking, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.