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HistoryAug 18, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability

2015-08-1800:00:00
ubuntu.com
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4.9 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • linux-lts-vivid - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Vivid

Details

Marcelo Ricardo Leitner discovered a race condition in the Linux kernel’s
SCTP address configuration lists when using Address Configuration Change
(ASCONF) options on a socket. An unprivileged local user could exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash).

4.9 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%