CVE-2015-8215: Input Validation
First published: Mon Nov 16 2015(Updated: )
A vulnerability in net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.0, where the MTU value was not validated, was found. This allowed context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value that is either smaller than the minimum compliant value or larger than the MTU of an interface. Upstream patch: <a href="https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77751427a1ff25b27d47a4c36b12c3c8667855ac">https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77751427a1ff25b27d47a4c36b12c3c8667855ac</a>
Credit: security@ubuntu.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux kernel | <=3.19 |
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Reference Links
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77751427a1ff25b27d47a4c36b12c3c8667855ac
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1283254
- https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1283253
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=77751427a1ff25b27d47a4c36b12c3c8667855ac
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85274
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1500810
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=944296
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192132
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