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CVE-2015-4700 json

The bpf_int_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 allows local users to cause a denial of se…

published 2015-08-31 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-4719

cvss
4.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The bpf_int_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions that trigger late convergence by the JIT compiler.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.0.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4700

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-58.97
  • linux-lts-vivid Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.19.0-23.24~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-43.58~14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4700

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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 RHEL 7 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7
  • kernel RHEL 7 3.10.0-229.14.1.ael7b
  • perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7
  • perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-229.14.1.ael7b
  • python-perf RHEL 7 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7

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

  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
  • kernel-rt_trace SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP3 3.0.101.rt130-0.33.40.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP3 3.0.101.rt130-0.33.40.1
  • kernel-rt_trace SLE Real Time 11 SP3 3.0.101.rt130-0.33.40.1
  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP3 3.0.101.rt130-0.33.40.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:2167-1SUSE-SU-2015:1592-1SUSE-SU-2015:1678-1SUSE-SU-2015:1611-1SUSE-SU-2015:1478-1SUSE-SU-2015:1490-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-4700 updated cvss 7.2

kernel: Crafted BPF filters may crash kernel during JIT optimisation

  • 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 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 Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% 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
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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