Security Advisory
CVE-2016-3156
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
April 27, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory