kernel: DoS of Intel Ethernet controllers after a period of IPv6 fragment flood
Published Jan 9, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.13%
Description
A Denial of Service in Intel Ethernet Controller's X710/XL710 with Non-Volatile Memory Images before version 5.05 allows a remote attacker to stop the controller from processing network traffic working under certain network use conditions.
Affected products
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- Version Before NVM Version 5.05StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Intel | n/a | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- ≤ 5.04
Running on/with
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Configuration 2
- ≤ 5.04
Running on/with
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Configuration 3
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Configuration 4
- 5.05
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- 5.05
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
kernel-rt
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
realtime-kernel
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
None of the Red Hat's products are affected as the flaw was found in the Intel network card Non-Volatile Flash Memory (NVM) image (firmware).
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05129) | 92.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05129) | 92.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03843) | 89.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05129) | 91.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03843) | 89.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05129) | 91.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03843) | 89.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05129) | 91.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03843) | 89.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05129) | 91.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.47% (0.03469) | 86.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.80% (0.01803) | 88.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 1.80% (0.01803) | 88.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.80% (0.01803) | 86.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002507 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95333 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037562 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8106 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386646 Issue Tracking
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05368378 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8106
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00063&languageid=en-fr x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190731-0001/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-12029 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8106
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22002507 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95333 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037562 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8106 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386646 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05368378 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8106 | ||
| https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00063&languageid=en-fr | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190731-0001/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-12029 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8106 |
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