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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-7039 · published 16 October 2016

CVE-2016-7039: Oracle linux vulnerability

Oracle · Linux

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 7.6% · top 5.6% CWE-399 · CWE-399
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.8
7.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
22References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

3 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372 Third Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/680412/ Issue TrackingPatch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372 Third Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/680412/ Issue TrackingPatch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-7039), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.