CVE-2015-6496
First published: Mon Aug 24 2015(Updated: )
conntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| netfilter conntrack-tools | <=1.4.2 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =7.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =8.0 |
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Reference Links
- http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1
- https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd
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