Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-2922
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.
Affected products
9cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
18- 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
- 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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