Description
A certain backport in the TCP Fast Open implementation for the Linux kernel before 3.18 does not properly maintain a count value, which allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via the Fast Open feature, as demonstrated by visiting the chrome://flags/#enable-tcp-fast-open URL when using certain 3.10.x through 3.16.x kernel builds, including longterm-maintenance releases and ckt (aka Canonical Kernel Team) builds.
Published: 2015-05-27
Score: 4.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3237-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3378 A certain backport in the TCP Fast Open implementation for the Linux kernel before 3.18 does not properly maintain a count value, which allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via the Fast Open feature, as demonstrated by visiting the chrome://flags/#enable-tcp-fast-open URL when using certain 3.10.x through 3.16.x kernel builds, including longterm-maintenance releases and ckt (aka Canonical Kernel Team) builds.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2615-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2616-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2619-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2620-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
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Debian Debian Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:47:57.725Z

Reserved: 2015-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3332

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Status : Modified

Published: 2015-05-27T10:59:08.860

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

Link: CVE-2015-3332

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-04-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-3332 - Bugzilla

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