Description
net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.0 does not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0272. NOTE: the scope of CVE-2015-0272 is limited to the NetworkManager product.
Published: 2015-11-16
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 6.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8104 net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.0 does not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0272. NOTE: the scope of CVE-2015-0272 is limited to the NetworkManager product.
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:31.866Z

Reserved: 2015-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8215

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-11-16T21:59:01.607

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

Link: CVE-2015-8215

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-02-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8215 - Bugzilla

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