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CVE-2015-0272

First published: Thu Feb 12 2015(Updated: )

GNOME NetworkManager allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IPv6 traffic disruption) via a crafted MTU value in an IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8215.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
GNOME NetworkManager<1.2.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo=11-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=11-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12-sp1
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension=11-sp3
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension=11-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
Suse Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=11-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12-sp1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11-sp3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=11-sp4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=12-sp1
Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension=12
Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension=12-sp1
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Oracle Linux=7
debian/network-manager
1.30.6-1+deb11u1
1.42.4-1
1.50.0-1

Remedy

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=d5fc88e573fa58b93034b04d35a2454f5d28cad9

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2015-0272?

    CVE-2015-0272 is a vulnerability in GNOME NetworkManager that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IPv6 traffic disruption) via a crafted MTU value in an IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) message.

  • How severe is CVE-2015-0272?

    CVE-2015-0272 has a medium severity level.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2015-0272?

    CVE-2015-0272 affects Ubuntu Linux versions 4.0~ up to, but not including, 4.0~, Ubuntu Linux versions 3.2.0-93.133 up to, but not including, 3.2.0-93.133, Ubuntu Linux versions 3.13.0-66.108 up to, but not including, 3.13.0-66.108, and Ubuntu Linux versions 3.19.0-31.36 up to, but not including, 3.19.0-31.36.

  • How can I fix CVE-2015-0272?

    To fix CVE-2015-0272, users should update to a version of Ubuntu Linux that is not vulnerable to the issue.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2015-0272?

    More information about CVE-2015-0272 can be found at the following references: [1] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76814 [2] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192132 [3] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html

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