CVE-2016-7039

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.88% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15 patch mailing list third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944 third party advisory issue tracking
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/680412/ patch issue tracking
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7039?
CVE-2016-7039 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7039?
To fix CVE-2016-7039, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-7039 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-7039 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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