CVE-2015-5364

N/A

Published: August 31, 2015 at 10:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM UTC

4 products affected across 4 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 6%

Description

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ubuntu Linux · Canonicalrubygems

95%

12.04 14.04 15.04

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

7.0 8.0

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 3.2.703.11 ≤ v < 3.12.443.13 ≤ v < 3.14.453.15 ≤ v < 3.16.353.17 ≤ v < 3.18.173.19 ≤ v < 4.0.63.3 ≤ v < 3.4.1093.5 ≤ v < 3.10.81

Affected range stops below 3.10.81, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.12.44, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.14.45, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.16.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.18.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.2.70, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3.4.109, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 4.0.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Red Hatrubygems

95%

6.5

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (38)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=beb39db59d14990e401e235faf66a6b9b31240b0

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761