High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3135
CVE-2016-3135
Description
Integer overflow in the xt_alloc_table_info function in net/netfilter/x_tables.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 on 32-bit platforms allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
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References
12- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/84305nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2930-3nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3054-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3055-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3056-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3057-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detailnvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d157bd761585605b7882935ffb86286919f62ea1nvd
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