Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-1465
The IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.18.8 does not properly consider the length of the Read-Copy Update (RCU) grace period for redirecting lookups in the absence of caching, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via a flood of packets.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.065 (93.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.065 · newest: 0.065 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/03/13 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)