Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-2922

Description

The ndisc_router_discovery function in net/ipv6/ndisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message.

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Affected products

Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fedoraproject/Fedora3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.19.5
- (no CPE)range: <3.19.6
Oracle Corporation/Linux
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Oracle Corporation/Solaris
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Red Hat/Enterprise Mrg
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords29 versions
pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-pae&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATA pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012
< 3.12.43-52.6.1+ 28 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.63.TDC.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.63.TDC.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.63.TDC.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.63.TDC.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.63.TDC.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.6nvdExploitVendor Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/04/2nvdExploit
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155804.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155854.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155908.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1564.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237nvdThird Party Advisory
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
git.kernel.orgnvd
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.htmlnvd
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.htmlnvd
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlnvd
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.htmlnvd
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/74315nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032417nvd
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6fd99094de2b83d1d4c8457f2c83483b2828e75anvd

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