Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-2922
The ndisc_router_discovery function in net/ipv6/ndisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.030 (87.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.030 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Oracle Linux — versions 5.0
- Oracle Solaris — versions 11.3
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20, 21, 22
- Red Hat Enterprise Mrg — versions 2.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155908.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155804.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155854.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032417 (vdb-entry)
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.6 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/04/2 (mailing-list, Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2922?
- CVE-2015-2922 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-17. Published 2015-05-27.
- Is CVE-2015-2922 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.