Is CVE-2016-3135 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-3135 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-3135?

CVE-2016-3135 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-3135?

CVE-2016-3135 has an EPSS score of 1.01% (59th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3135?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.4.6-1 or later. Fixes are available for 22 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-3135

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-189

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.4.6-1CVE-2016-3135

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53USN-3055-1

linux-image-4.2.0-34-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1USN-2930-2

linux-image-4.2.0-34-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1USN-2930-2

linux-image-4.2.0-34-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1USN-2930-2

linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1USN-2930-2

linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1USN-2930-2

linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1USN-2930-2

linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1USN-2930-2

linux-image-4.4.0-1019-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1019.25USN-3056-1

linux-image-4.4.0-1022-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1022.25USN-3057-1

linux-image-4.4.0-34-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1USN-3054-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53USN-3055-1

linux-image-4.4.0-34-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1USN-3054-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53USN-3055-1

linux-image-4.4.0-34-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1USN-3054-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53USN-3055-1

linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1USN-3054-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53USN-3055-1

linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1USN-3054-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53USN-3055-1

linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1USN-3054-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53USN-3055-1

linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1USN-3054-1

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53USN-3055-1

linux-lts-wilyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1USN-2930-2

linux-lts-xenialUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1USN-3054-1

linux-raspi2Ubuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1019.25USN-3056-1

linux-snapdragonUbuntu

Fixed in:4.4.0-1022.25USN-3057-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.01%probability of exploitation in 30 days

59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references12

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-189 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-1538	High	10.0	99%	-	-
CVE-2006-3747	High	7.6	96%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-0071	High	9.3	93%	-	-
CVE-2015-3829	High	10.0	90%	-	-
CVE-2015-3864	High	10.0	87%	-	-
CVE-2015-1539	High	10.0	86%	-	-

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