CVE-2016-8666

The IP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.6 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 packets with tunnel stacking, as demonstrated by interleaved IPv4 headers and GRE headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-7039.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:59

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fac8e0f579695a3ecbc4d3cac369139d7f819971 - () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fac8e0f579695a3ecbc4d3cac369139d7f819971 -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0004.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0004.html -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/11 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/11 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93562 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93562 -
References () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372 - () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372 -
References () https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 - () https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384991 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384991 -
References () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1001486 - () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1001486 -
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fac8e0f579695a3ecbc4d3cac369139d7f819971 - () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fac8e0f579695a3ecbc4d3cac369139d7f819971 -

07 Nov 2023, 02:36

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (CONFIRM) https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 - Third Party Advisory () https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 -
References (REDHAT) http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html - Third Party Advisory () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html -
References (CONFIRM) http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fac8e0f579695a3ecbc4d3cac369139d7f819971 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fac8e0f579695a3ecbc4d3cac369139d7f819971 -
References (BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93562 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93562 -
References (MLIST) http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/11 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/11 -
References (REDHAT) http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html - Third Party Advisory () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html -
References (CONFIRM) https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1001486 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1001486 -
References (REDHAT) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372 - Third Party Advisory () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372 -
References (REDHAT) http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0004.html - Third Party Advisory () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0004.html -
References (CONFIRM) https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fac8e0f579695a3ecbc4d3cac369139d7f819971 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fac8e0f579695a3ecbc4d3cac369139d7f819971 -
References (CONFIRM) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384991 - Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1384991 -
References (REDHAT) http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html - Third Party Advisory () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html -

Information

Published : 2016-10-16 21:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:59


NVD link : CVE-2016-8666

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8666

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-8666


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption