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CVE-2016-3134 json

The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not validate certain offset fields, which allows local users to gain privile…

published 2016-04-27 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-4186

cvss
8.4
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not validate certain offset fields, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.5.1-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3134

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-91.138
  • linux Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-28.47
  • linux-raspi2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1016.22
  • linux-lts-wily Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.2.0-41.48~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-vivid Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.19.0-64.72~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-76.98~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-xenial Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.4.0-28.47~14.04.1
  • linux-snapdragon Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 4.4.0-1019.22

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3134

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  • kernel-rt RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7
  • kernel-rt-kvm RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7
  • kernel-rt-trace RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7
  • kernel-rt-debug-kvm RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7
  • kernel-rt-trace-kvm RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7
  • kernel-rt enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-327.rt56.197.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-trace enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-327.rt56.197.el6rt

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:1875RHSA-2016:1883RHSA-2016:1847

  • kernel-ec2 SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 5 +2 more 3.0.101-0.47.86.1
  • kernel-pae SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3 3.0.101-0.47.86.1
  • kernel-xen SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 5 +2 more 3.0.101-0.47.86.1
  • kernel-syms SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 5 +2 more 3.0.101-0.47.86.1
  • kernel-trace SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 5 +2 more 3.0.101-0.47.86.1
  • kernel-bigsmp SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, OpenStack Cloud 5, Manager Proxy 2.1 +1 more 3.0.101-0.47.86.1
  • kernel-source SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 5 +2 more 3.0.101-0.47.86.1
  • kernel-default SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLE Point of Sale 11 SP3, OpenStack Cloud 5 +2 more 3.0.101-0.47.86.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:2245-1SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1SUSE-SU-2016:2002-1SUSE-SU-2016:1994-1SUSE-SU-2016:2009-1SUSE-SU-2016:2007-1

  • kernel-source openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.8.13-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-3134 updated cvss 6.4

kernel: netfilter: missing bounds check in ipt_entry structure

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1847
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7, kernel-rt-kvm 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7, kernel-rt-debug-kvm 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7, kernel-rt-trace-kvm 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.36.1.rt56.237.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1875
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, +6 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.36.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1847
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.0-327.rt56.197.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-327.rt56.197.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.0-327.rt56.197.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.0-327.rt56.197.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-327.rt56.197.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1883

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-39545)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-39545 Linux Kernel 3.10/3.18 /4.4 - Netfilter IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE Memory Corruption dos, 2016-03-09

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.4 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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