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.
EPSS: 0.063 (92.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_aus — versions 6.5
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)