CVE-2015-1465

CVE Details

Release Date:

2015-01-23

Description

The IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.18.8 does notproperly consider the length of the Read-Copy Update (RCU) grace period for redirecting lookups in the absence of caching, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via a flood of packets.

See more information about CVE-2015-1465 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.1	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3597	2017-07-27
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3597	2017-07-27

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