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 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 a...

CVE-2015-2924

CVE-2015-2924 affects NetworkManager (ND/IPv6) via receive_ra in rdisc/nm-lndp-rdisc.c, allowing remote reconfiguration of hop-limit through a small RA hop_limit value. Public references confirm the issue in NetworkManager 1.x and describe a fix in the CentOS/Red Hat advisories (upstream 1.0.6). ...

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 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 a...

CVE-2015-2924

The receivera function in rdisc/nm-lndp-rdisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery ND protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in NetworkManager 1.x allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hoplimit value in a Router Advertisement RA message, a similar issue to CVE-2015-2922...

GNOME NetworkManager 'ipv6/addrconf.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

GNOME NetworkManager is a set of network management tools. A denial of service vulnerability exists in GNOME NetworkManager. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to crash the application and deny service to legitimate users...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2797-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2797-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2775-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2778-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2778-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route...

USN-2779-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route advertisement with an invalid MTU that a user space daemon like NetworkManager would honor and apply to the kernel, causing a denial of service...

USN-2778-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route advertisement with an invalid MTU that a user space daemon like NetworkManager would honor and apply to the kernel, causing a denial of service...

USN-2776-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route advertisement with an invalid MTU that a user space daemon like NetworkManager would honor and apply to the kernel, causing a denial of service...

Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2009-0361)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2010-0616)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2011-0930)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2010-0108)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2011-1338)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

GLSA-201509-05 : NetworkManager: Denial of Service

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201509-05 NetworkManager: Denial of Service IPv6 Neighbour Discovery ICMP broadcast containing a non-route with a low hop limit causes a Denial of Service by lowering the hop limit on existing IPv6 routes in NetworkManager. Impact...

NetworkManager: Denial of service

Background NetworkManager is an universal network configuration daemon for laptops, desktops, servers and virtualization hosts. Description IPv6 Neighbour Discovery ICMP broadcast containing a non-route with a low hop limit causes a Denial of Service by lowering the hop limit on existing IPv6...

Debian DLA-310-1 : linux-2.6 security update

This update fixes the CVEs described below. CVE-2015-0272 It was discovered that NetworkManager would set IPv6 MTUs based on the values received in IPv6 RAs Router Advertisements, without sufficiently validating these values. A remote attacker could exploit this attack to disable IPv6 connectivit...

Debian DSA-3364-1 : linux - security update

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation or denial of service. - CVE-2015-8215 It was discovered that NetworkManager would set IPv6 MTUs based on the values received in IPv6 RAs Router Advertisements, without sufficiently validating...