Linux Kernel IP Stack Denial of Service Vulnerability

Linux Kernel IP Stack Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7039 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Learn more about our Cis Benchmark Audit For Distribution Independent Linux.