CVE-2015-5364

2015-07-0200:00:00

ubuntu.com

linux kernel

denial of service

udp packet flood

CVSS2

7.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

EPSS

0.227

Percentile

96.5%

JSON

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.

Bugs

<https://launchpad.net/bugs/1472160>

Notes

Author	Note
jdstrand	android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux< 3.2.0-89.127UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux< 3.13.0-58.97UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.10noarchlinux< 3.16.0-44.59UNKNOWN
ubuntu15.04noarchlinux< 3.19.0-23.24UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-armadaxp< 3.2.0-1655.76UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-lts-trusty< 3.13.0-58.97~precise1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-44.59~14.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchlinux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-23.24~14.04.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu12.04noarchlinux-ti-omap4< 3.2.0-1469.90UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux	< 3.2.0-89.127	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux	< 3.13.0-58.97	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.10	noarch	linux	< 3.16.0-44.59	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	15.04	noarch	linux	< 3.19.0-23.24	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-armadaxp	< 3.2.0-1655.76	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-lts-trusty	< 3.13.0-58.97~precise1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux-lts-utopic	< 3.16.0-44.59~14.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	linux-lts-vivid	< 3.19.0-23.24~14.04.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	12.04	noarch	linux-ti-omap4	< 3.2.0-1469.90	UNKNOWN