Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3212
CVE-2015-3212
Description
Race condition in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (list corruption and panic) via a rapid series of system calls related to sockets, as demonstrated by setsockopt calls.
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Affected products
19- osv-coords17 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012
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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
20- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.2nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d45a02d0166caf2627fe91897c6ffc3b19514c4nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76082nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033169nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2713-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2714-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2715-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2716-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2717-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2718-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2719-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147nvd
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