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● CVE — Medium

CVE-2016-3156

Vendorlinux, canonical, novellProductlinux kernel, ubuntu linux, suse linux enterprise server, suse linux enterprise debuginfo, suse linux enterprise desktop, suse linux enterprise software development kit, suse linux enterprise workstation extension, suse linux enterprise real time extension, suse linux enterprise live patching, suse linux enterprise module for public cloudDiscoveredApr 27, 2016UpdatedMay 6, 2026

The IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5.2 mishandles destruction of device objects, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS networking outage) by arranging for a large number of IP addresses.

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CVSS v3.1
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.55%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 23, 2026
● 0.00pp
0.55% → 0.55% over 9 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityNONE
IntegrityNONE
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Connections
11 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Apr 27, 2016
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD May 6, 2026