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CVE-2016-7039
high
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.
References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html