CVE-2015-8812

Critical

Description

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.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedApr 27, 2016
First seenApr 27, 2016

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel3.2.78, 3.10.99, 3.12.56, 3.14.63, 3.16.35, 3.18.31, 4.1.22, 4.4.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 3.2.78, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.10.99, 3.11 ≤ v < 3.12.56, 3.13 ≤ v < 3.14.63, 3.15 ≤ v < 3.16.35, 3.17 ≤ v < 3.18.31, 3.19 ≤ v < 4.1.22, 4.2.0 ≤ v < 4.4.43.2.78, 3.10.99, 3.12.56, 3.14.63, 3.16.35, 3.18.31, 4.1.22, 4.4.4
novell suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension12—
canonical ubuntu_linux12.04, 14.04, 15.10—

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