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CVE-2016-3135
Integer overflow in the xt_alloc_table_info function in net/netfilter/x_tables.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 on 32-bit platforms…
High7.8EPSS 1.0%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microfocus
Description
Integer overflow in the xt_alloc_table_info function in net/netfilter/x_tables.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.0% · top 37% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=758 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- USN-2930-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3054-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2930-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d157bd761585605b7882935ffb86286919f62ea1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3055-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3056-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2930-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=d157bd761585605b7882935ffb86286919f62ea1 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1317386 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3057-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 84305 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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