CVE-2015-3212

Description

Race condition in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (list corruption and panic) via a rapid series of system calls related to sockets, as demonstrated by setsockopt calls.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2717-1 vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.2 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2713-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2718-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2714-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033169 vdb entry
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226442
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d45a02d0166caf2627fe91897c6ffc3b19514c4 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76082 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2716-1 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2d45a02d0166caf2627fe91897c6ffc3b19514c4 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2719-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2715-1 vendor advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3212?
CVE-2015-3212 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3212?
To fix CVE-2015-3212, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3212 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-3212 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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