The tcp_cwnd_reduction function in net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and system crash) via crafted TCP traffic.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390 | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5 | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/5 | Mailing List | 
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302219 | Issue Tracking | 
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390 | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
| http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390 | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5 | Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/5 | Mailing List | 
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302219 | Issue Tracking | 
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390 | Patch Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
                    21 Nov 2024, 02:47
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.5 - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/5 - Mailing List | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1302219 - Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b8a321ff72c785ed5e8b4cf6eda20b35d427390 - Patch, Vendor Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2016-05-02 10:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2016-2070
Mitre link : CVE-2016-2070
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-2070
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-189
                        
            Numeric Errors
