CVE-2015-8787
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CVE-2015-8787 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending certain IPv4 packets to an incompletely configured interface, a related issue to CVE-2003-1604.. EPSS estimates a 9.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending certain IPv4 packets to an incompletely configured interface, a related issue to CVE-2003-1604.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 3.19, < 4.1.31 |
| Linux | Linux Kernel | >= 4.2, < 4.4 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=94f9cd81436c85d8c3a318ba92e236ede73752fcIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300731Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/94f9cd81436c85d8c3a318ba92e236ede73752fcIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=94f9cd81436c85d8c3a318ba92e236ede73752fcIssue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300731Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/94f9cd81436c85d8c3a318ba92e236ede73752fcIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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