USN-3083-1: linux Ubuntu

Published

Published 19-09-2016Last modified 22-04-2026

Vulnerability summary

USN-3083-1 is a vulnerability in linux Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Priority

Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

Not scored

010

No CVSS score recorded

EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2

CVE-2015-8767 CVE-2016-3841

Timeline

19-09-2016
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
22-04-2026
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

linux vulnerabilities Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle options data, including a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3841) It was discovered that a race condition existed when handling heartbeat- timeout events in the SCTP implementation of the Linux kernel. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-8767)