CVE-2015-6496
N/A
Published: August 24, 2015 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxConntrack Tools
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
conntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v ≤ 1.4.2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341
- https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd
References (8)
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
Source: [email protected]
https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cdQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-17
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