What is CVE-2016-7039?

CVE-2016-7039 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10. CVE-2016-7039 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7039?

CVE-2016-7039 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-7039?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-7039. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2016-7039 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-7039 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2016-7039

High

The IP stack in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering use of the GRO path for large crafted packets, as demonstrated by packets that contain only VLAN headers, a related issue to CVE-2016-8666.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-10-16

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.5

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2016-7039 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2016-7039 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2047.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2107.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2110.html

Third Party Advisory
Oracle
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html

Third Party Advisory
Oracle
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93476

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0372

Third Party Advisory
Bto
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa134

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375944

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/10/15
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/680412/
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2016-7039

Severity High

CVSS score 7.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2016-10-16

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7039?

CVE-2016-7039 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10 . CVE-2016-7039 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-7039?

CVE-2016-7039 has a CVSS score of 7.5 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-7039?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2016-7039. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2016-7039 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2016-7039 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.