CVE-2016-3156 (GCVE-0-2016-3156)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-27 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
26 references
Date Public
2016-03-15 00:00
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