High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-2070
CVE-2016-2070
Description
The tcp_cwnd_reduction function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and system crash) via crafted TCP traffic.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
5- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5nvdVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/5nvdMailing List
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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