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SUSE: CVE-2015-6496: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2015-6496: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/24/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/18/2015
Modified
02/04/2022

Description

conntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-conntrack-tools
  • suse-upgrade-conntrackd
  • suse-upgrade-libnetfilter_cthelper-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libnetfilter_cthelper0
  • suse-upgrade-libnetfilter_cttimeout-devel
  • suse-upgrade-libnetfilter_cttimeout1

References

  • SUSE-SU-2015:1545-1
  • SUSE-SU-2015:1683-1
  • DLA-295-1
  • DSA-3341
  • CVE-2015-6496

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