CVE-2015-8215

net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.0 does not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allows context-dependent…

published November 16, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
89.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.0 does not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0272. NOTE: the scope of CVE-2015-0272 is limited to the NetworkManager product.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03693 · 89.7th percentile
Published
2015-11-16T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 NOV 21:00Z
    net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.0 does not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allows context-dependent…
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