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CVE-2015-8543 Detail

Description

The networking implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3, as used in Android and other products, does not validate protocol identifiers for certain protocol families, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging CLONE_NEWUSER support to execute a crafted SOCK_RAW application.


Evaluator Description

CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Metrics

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79462ad02e861803b3840cc782248c7359451cd9 Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html Third Party Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/09/5 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79698 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034892 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290475 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79462ad02e861803b3840cc782248c7359451cd9 Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8543
NVD Published Date:
12/28/2015
NVD Last Modified:
06/07/2023
Source:
MITRE