Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-5364
The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 do not properly consider yielding a processor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via incorrect checksums within a UDP packet flood.
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: 0.061 (93.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.063 · newest: 0.061 · change: -0.002
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 6.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2713-1 (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-2680-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2682-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)