CVE-2016-3156

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5.2

Description The issue concerns the IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel, which fails to properly handle the destruction of device objects. This allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a host OS networking outage, by arranging for a large number of IP addresses.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5.2, update to version 4.5.2 or later to resolve the issue.