CVE-2015-5366
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-5366 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2015-08-31 10:59:13 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 provide inappropriate -EAGAIN return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (EPOLLET epoll application read outage) via an incorrect checksum in a UDP packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5364. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 6.5 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1487-1: important: Live patch for the L | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| 2016-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple vulnerabilities in CTPView - Juniper Networks | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.juniper.net | |
| oss-security - CVE Request: UDP checksum DoS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1224-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Linux Kernel UDP Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| USN-2682-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3313-1 linux | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1488-1: important: Live patch for the L | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [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 | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| Linux Kernel Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.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 | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1324-1: important: Security update for | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | access.redhat.com | |
| USN-2680-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Bug 1239029 – CVE-2015-5366 CVE-2015-5364 kernel: net: incorrect processing of checksums in UDP implementation | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-2713-1: Linux kernel 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 | |
| Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:1491-1: important: Live patch for the L | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-2714-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| 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 | |
| rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1623.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| 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 | |
| udp: fix behavior of wrong checksums · torvalds/linux@beb39db · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:1382-1: important: Security update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.