CVE-2015-8019
The skb_copy_and_csum_datagram_iovec function in net/core/datagram.c in the Linux kernel 3.14.54 and 3.18.22 does not accept a length argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service
02 Description
The skb_copy_and_csum_datagram_iovec function in net/core/datagram.c in the Linux kernel 3.14.54 and 3.18.22 does not accept a length argument, which allows local users to cause a denial of service
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
- 0.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 31.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- 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
- 2016-05-02 10:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:06Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-10-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 305819ed8ed52d6796329192884281e7e14dd7c3f67c0ae4b6c02a5b36ff72a5
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20151027 CVE Request: Linux kernel: Buffer overflow when copying data from skbuff to userspacehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/11
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1994http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1961http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276588
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:2009http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html
- patchwork.ozlabs.orghttp://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/530642/
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:2005http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html
- www.securityfocus.com77326http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77326
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1995http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-67.110
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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