CVE-2015-4700

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-4700
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-31 10:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe bpf_int_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions that trigger late convergence by the JIT compiler.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-17 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1487-1: important: Live patch for the L af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
x86: bpf_jit: fix compilation of large bpf programs · torvalds/linux@3f7352b · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
Linux Kernel Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions or Gain Elevated Privileges on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Linux Kernel '/arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c' CVE-2015-4700 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1224-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Re: CVE request: Linux kernel - bpf jit optimization flaw can panic kenrel. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1488-1: important: Live patch for the L af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.f5.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1611-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3329-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Bug 1233615 – CVE-2015-4700 kernel: Crafted BPF filters may crash kernel during JIT optimisation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
USN-2679-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1490-1: important: Live patch for the L af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
USN-2680-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1491-1: important: Live patch for the L af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2681-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USN-2684-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1478-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1489-1: important: Live patch for the L af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2683-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1592-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1382-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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