DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3156

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3156 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

5.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:11	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Apr 27, 2016 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3156 advisory

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