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CVE-2015-5364 json

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 a…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-5320

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.1%
EPSS 6.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux linux_kernel 3.2.70, 3.4.109, 3.10.81, 3.12.44, 3.14.45, 3.16.35, 3.18.17, 4.0.6
  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.0.7-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5364

  • 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 3.16.0-44.59~14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5364

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  • kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-408.el5
  • kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-408.el5
  • kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-408.el5
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-408.el5
  • kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-408.el5
  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6
  • python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:1225RHSA-2016:1096RHSA-2016:1100RHSA-2016:0045RHSA-2015:1623RHSA-2015:1788

  • 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

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5364 updated cvss 7.1

kernel: net: incorrect processing of checksums in UDP implementation

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-408.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-408.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-408.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-408.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-408.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0045
  • 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 Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-408.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-408.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-408.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-408.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:0045
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1623
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.6) perf 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1100
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1623
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional EUS (v. 6.6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1100
  • 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
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1623
  • 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
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1778
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.4) perf 2.6.32-358.71.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.71.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.71.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.71.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1096
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.5) perf 2.6.32-431.72.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.72.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.72.1.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.72.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.72.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1225
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) perf 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1100
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1623
  • 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
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1778
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.4) kernel 2.6.32-358.71.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.71.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.71.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1096
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.5) kernel 2.6.32-431.72.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.72.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.72.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1225
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.49.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1100
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1623
  • 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
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1778
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-573.3.1.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1623
  • 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

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Exploit prediction

6.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
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References

Sources

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