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CVE-2015-5364

The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 do not properly consider yielding a processor, which allows remote attacke…

Impact

The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 do not properly consider yielding a processor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via incorrect checksums within a UDP packet flood.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 3.2.70
from 3.3 before 3.4.109
from 3.5 before 3.10.81
from 3.11 before 3.12.44
from 3.13 before 3.14.45
from 3.15 before 3.16.35
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server Aus
Version 6.5
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 7.0, 8.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04

Weakness classification

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