CVE-2015-8543

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8543
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-12-28 11:59:06 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe networking implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3, as used in Android and other products, does not validate protocol identifiers for certain protocol families, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging CLONE_NEWUSER support to execute a crafted SOCK_RAW application.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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
USN-2890-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2888-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
net: add validation for the socket syscall protocol argument · torvalds/linux@79462ad · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request - Android kernel - IPv6 connect cause a denial of service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1290475 – CVE-2015-8543 kernel: IPv6 connect causes DoS via NULL pointer dereference af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Protocol Identifier Bug Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-2886-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2890-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Google Android Kernel CVE-2015-8543 Null Pointer Deference Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3426-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1102-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3434-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2890-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - April 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
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