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CVE-2015-5364

kernel: net: incorrect processing of checksums in UDP implementation

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.1

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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 7.1
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition