CVE-2015-8543
High
Description
The networking implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3, as used in Android and other products, does not validate protocol identifiers for certain protocol families, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging CLONE_NEWUSER support to execute a crafted SOCK_RAW application.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.0
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedDec 28, 2015
First seenDec 28, 2015
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel3.2.75, 3.4.111, 3.10.95, 3.12.52, 3.14.59, 3.16.35, 3.18.26, 4.1.16, 4.3.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 3.2.75, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.4.111, 3.5 ≤ v < 3.10.95, 3.11 ≤ v < 3.12.52, 3.13 ≤ v < 3.14.59, 3.15 ≤ v < 3.16.35, 3.17 ≤ v < 3.18.26, 3.19 ≤ v < 4.1.16, 4.2 ≤ v < 4.3.4 | 3.2.75, 3.4.111, 3.10.95, 3.12.52, 3.14.59, 3.16.35, 3.18.26, 4.1.16, 4.3.4 |
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