Description
The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 do not properly consider yielding a processor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via incorrect checksums within a UDP packet flood.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.8/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=beb39db59d14990e401e235faf66a6b9b31240b0Vendor Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1623.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0045.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1096.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1100.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.6Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/30/13Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75510Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032794Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2682-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2683-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2684-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2713-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2714-1Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1225Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1239029Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/beb39db59d14990e401e235faf66a6b9b31240b0Third Party Advisory
- https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/605854034260426753Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=beb39db59d14990e401e235faf66a6b9b31240b0Vendor Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1623.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0045.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1096.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1100.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.6Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 31, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified