CVE-2015-5366 in Kernel
Summary
The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 provide inappropriate -EAGAIN return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (EPOLLET epoll application read outage) via an incorrect checksum in a UDP packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5364.
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Reservation
07/06/2015
Disclosure
08/31/2015
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76325 | Linux Kernel UDP Packet udp.c resource management | 399 | Unproven | Official fix | CVE-2015-5366 |