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F5 Networks: K17307 (CVE-2015-5364): Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2015-5364

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F5 Networks: K17307 (CVE-2015-5364): Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2015-5364

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
08/31/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/16/2017
Modified
09/16/2019

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest

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