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CVE-2015-5364 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=beb39db59d14990e401e235faf66a6b9b31240b0 Vendor Advisory 
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761 Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00010.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1623.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0045.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1096.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1100.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.6 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/30/13 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75510 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032794 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2682-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2683-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2684-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2713-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2714-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1225 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239029 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/beb39db59d14990e401e235faf66a6b9b31240b0 Third Party Advisory 
https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/605854034260426753 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5364
NVD Published Date:
08/31/2015
NVD Last Modified:
02/02/2023
Source:
Debian GNU/Linux