CVE-2015-5366

The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 provide inappropriate -EAGAIN return values, which allows remote attackers…

published August 31, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
6%
Percentile
93.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 provide inappropriate -EAGAIN return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (EPOLLET epoll application read outage) via an incorrect checksum in a UDP packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5364.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.06077 · 93.3th percentile
Published
2015-08-31T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 AUG 10:00Z
    The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 provide inappropriate -EAGAIN return values, which allows remote attackers…
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