CVE-2015-8812

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Novell
Status
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 April 2016

Summary

drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly identify error conditions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via crafted packets.

References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016...
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2949-1
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EPSS Score

4% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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