CVE-2015-5364
kernel: net: incorrect processing of checksums in UDP implementation
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 1, 2015
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's networking implementation handled UDP packets with incorrect checksum values. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to trigger an infinite loop in the kernel, resulting in a denial of service on the system, or cause a denial of service in applications using the edge triggered epoll functionality.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition