CVE-2015-8787

Description

The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending certain IPv4 packets to an incompletely configured interface, a related issue to CVE-2003-1604.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.16% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/27/6 mailing list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html third party advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/94f9cd81436c85d8c3a318ba92e236ede73752fc patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1300731 issue tracking
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=94f9cd81436c85d8c3a318ba92e236ede73752fc patch vendor advisory issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176464.html third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8787?
CVE-2015-8787 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8787?
To fix CVE-2015-8787, 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-2015-8787 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8787 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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