CVE-2015-3636
The ping_unhash function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.3 does not initialize a certain list data structure during an unhash operation, which allows local users to gain privileges
02 Description
The ping_unhash function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.3 does not initialize a certain list data structure during an unhash operation, which allows local users to gain privileges
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-08-06 01:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 05:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-05-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b85703abb168e38e38ed6fbfa24d9552dff7c3c56323f5d2ee926c0faee942f3
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.debian.orgDSA-3290http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3290
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2631-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2631-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2634-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2634-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:1491http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:1489http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2632-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2632-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:1488http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-8518http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158804.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150502 CVE request for a fixed bug existed in all versions of linux kernel from KeenTeamhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/02/5
- www.securitytracker.com1033186http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033186
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a134f083e79fb4c3d0a925691e732c56911b4326
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-7736http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157897.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1643http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1643.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:1382http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.3
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218074
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:1478http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1583http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1583.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1534http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1564http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1564.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:1224http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:1487http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a134f083e79fb4c3d0a925691e732c56911b4326
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1221http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-7784http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157788.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2633-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2633-1
- www.securityfocus.com74450http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74450
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 4.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 4.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 4.0.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-54.91
- linux-lts-utopic Fixed in 3.16.0-39.53~14.04.1
- linux-lts-vivid Fixed in 3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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