Description
The ndisc_router_discovery function in net/ipv6/ndisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message.
Published: 2015-05-27
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: 1.7% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-246-1 linux-2.6 security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-246-2 linux-2.6 regression update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3237-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3007 The ndisc_router_discovery function in net/ipv6/ndisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2585-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2586-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2587-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2588-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2589-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2590-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Linux Linux Kernel
Oracle Linux Solaris
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Mrg Rhel Extras Rt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:32:20.794Z

Reserved: 2015-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2922

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-05-27T10:59:06.987

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-2922

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-03-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-2922 - Bugzilla

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