CVE-2016-3135
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 27, 2016 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:45 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelUbuntu Linux
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%4.2 ≤ v < 4.4.214.5 ≤ v < 4.6
Affected range stops below 4.4.21, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (12)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189NVD-CWE-Other
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