CVE-2016-3135 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2016-3135?

CVE-2016-3135 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 27 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-3135?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2016-3135?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-3135 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-3135 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3135, GHSA-j2qg-x8p3-53x6, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3135.