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CVE-2015-8812

drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly identify error conditions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbi…

Impact

drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly identify error conditions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via crafted packets.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
Version 12
LinuxLinux Kernel
before 3.2.78
from 3.3 before 3.10.99
from 3.11 before 3.12.56
from 3.13 before 3.14.63
from 3.15 before 3.16.35
from 3.17 before 3.18.31
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10

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