CVE-2015-5364

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.

Score
CVSS 2.0 7.8 High
Status
Modified - security@debian.org
Published
2015-08-31
Last modified
2024-08-06
Weaknesses
CWE-399

Affected products

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