CVE-2015-5364

 

Published at: - 31-08-2015 12:59

Last modified: - 21-09-2022 08:44

Total changes: - 2

Description

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.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/605854034260426753
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.6
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=beb39db59d14990e401e235faf66a6b9b31240b0
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239029
• [oss-security] 20150630 CVE Request: UDP checksum DoS-
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/beb39db59d14990e401e235faf66a6b9b31240b0
• RHSA-2016:1225-
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
• 75510-
• RHSA-2016:1100-
• RHSA-2016:1096-
• RHSA-2016:0045-
• SUSE-SU-2015:1611-
• SUSE-SU-2015:1592-
• DSA-3329-
• SUSE-SU-2015:1478-
• RHSA-2015:1787-
• RHSA-2015:1778-
• USN-2714-1-
• USN-2713-1-
• USN-2684-1-
• USN-2683-1-
• USN-2682-1-
• USN-2681-1-
• USN-2680-1-
• DSA-3313-
• SUSE-SU-2015:1491-
• SUSE-SU-2015:1490-
• SUSE-SU-2015:1489-
• SUSE-SU-2015:1488-
• SUSE-SU-2015:1487-
• openSUSE-SU-2015:1382-
• SUSE-SU-2015:1324-
• SUSE-SU-2015:1224-
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761
• 1032794-
• RHSA-2015:1623-

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2015-5364

 

CVE

 

Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

Security

 

Vulnerabilities

 

Exposures