CVE-2016-8666

highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.047 · 92 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
4.70% (92nd) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Is it mine?
29 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · redhat_csaf

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

The IP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.6 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 packets with tunnel stacking, as demonstrated by interleaved IPv4 headers and GRE headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-7039.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedkernel-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-aarch64-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-debug-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-debug-debuginfo-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-debug-debuginfo-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-debug-devel-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-debuginfo-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-debuginfo-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-devel-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-headers-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-tools-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-tools-debuginfo-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-tools-debuginfo-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-tools-libs-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedkernel-tools-libs-devel-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedperf-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedperf-debuginfo-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedperf-debuginfo-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedpython-perf-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedpython-perf-debuginfo-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
  • Fixedpython-perf-debuginfo-0:4.5.0-15.2.1.el7.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf

    For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect.

    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372
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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8

v2.07.8highAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 10 · impact 6.9
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v2.07.1highAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:Csecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
v3.07.5highCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-400USprimaryCWE-674US
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affected products (29)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 29
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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • RHSA-2017:0372Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-aarch64 security and bug fix update2017-03-02csaf · redhat_csafUS

    An update for kernel-aarch64 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdredhat_csafNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2016-10-16modified 2026-06-17
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references (36)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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