Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-4700
The bpf_int_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions that trigger late convergence by the JIT compiler.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/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: 0.005 (36.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f7352bf21f8fd7ba3e2fcef9488756f188e12be
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/23/2 (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1 (vendor-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2679-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html (vendor-advisory)