CVE-2016-7039
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-7039 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-10-16 21:59:09 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - October 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Bug 1375944 – CVE-2016-7039 kernel: remotely triggerable unbounded recursion in the vlan gro code leading to a kernel crash | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE-2016-7039 Kernel: net: unbounded recursion in the vlan GRO processing | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| [net] net: add recursion limit to GRO - Patchwork | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | patchwork.ozlabs.org | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Linux Kernel CVE-2016-7039 Stack Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Broadcom Support Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bto.bluecoat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.