CVE-2016-3134: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 8.4. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 4.5.2
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo: version 11.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop: version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching: version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud: version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension: version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server: version 11.0 only; version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: version 11.0 only; version 12.0 only
• Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension: version 12.0 only

Published 2016-04-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.