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01 Record

CVE-2016-3156

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 45.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-04-27 17:00Z10 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 23:47Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-03-15
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
c14b3f525d94efcc2320bd12739316665a3cb8fe2fbfa396150d12134cca9a5b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
linuxlinux_kernelNot specified—
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_debuginfoNot specified—
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_desktopNot specified—
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_serverNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatenterprise_mrgNot specified—
redhatrhel_extras_rtNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.5.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.5.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.5.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 3.13.0-86.130
  • linux-lts-utopic
    Fixed in 3.16.0-71.91~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-vivid
    Fixed in 3.19.0-59.65~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-wily
    Fixed in 4.2.0-36.41~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-xenial
    Fixed in 4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • linux
    Fixed in 4.4.0-22.39
  • linux-raspi2
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1010.12
  • linux-snapdragon
    Fixed in 4.4.0-1013.14

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • linux-azure
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-edge
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

  • linux-azure-fde
    No fix yet
  • linux-gke
    No fix yet
  • linux-gkeop
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi2
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

  • linux-intel-iot-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

  • linux-azure-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-gcp-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-hwe-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
    No fix yet
  • linux-raspi-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-realtime
    No fix yet
  • linux-riscv
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS

  • linux-azure-fde-5.15
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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