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CVE-2015-3212 json

Race condition in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (list corruption and p…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-3275

cvss
4.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Race condition in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (list corruption and panic) via a rapid series of system calls related to sockets, as demonstrated by setsockopt calls.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.0.8-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3212

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-62.102
  • linux-lts-vivid Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.19.0-26.28~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-46.62~14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3212

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  • kernel-rt RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1
  • kernel-rt-trace RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 RHEL 7 EXTRAS_RT 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1
  • kernel-rt enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-trace enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-vanilla enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-firmware enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt
  • kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 enterprise mrg 2 1:3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1788RHSA-2015:1787RHSA-2015:1778

  • kernel-ec2 SLE Module for Public Cloud 12 3.12.44-52.10.1
  • kernel-xen SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.44-52.10.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.44-52.10.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.44-52.10.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 3.12.44-52.10.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLE Software Development Kit 12 3.12.44-52.10.1
  • kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_6 SLE Live Patching 12 1-2.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1324-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-3212 updated cvss 5.6

kernel: SCTP race condition allows list corruption and panic from userlevel

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1778
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1788
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.ael7b, kernel 3.10.0-229.14.1.ael7b, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, +11 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.ael7b, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-229.14.1.ael7b Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1778
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.rt56.161.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1787
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
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