Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-4700
CVE-2015-4700
Description
The bpf_int_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions that trigger late convergence by the JIT compiler.
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Affected products
75- Range: <4.0.6
- osv-coords73 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-bigsmp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-bigsmp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-bigsmp&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-pae&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-pae&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-pae&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-pae&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-pae&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-pae&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-pae&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ppc64&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ppc64&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ppc64&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ppc64&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012
< 3.0.101-0.47.67.2+ 72 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
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- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.63.TDC.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101.rt130-0.33.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101.rt130-0.33.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.63.TDC.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101.rt130-0.33.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.63.TDC.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101.rt130-0.33.40.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.63.TDC.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.63.TDC.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.47.67.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-65.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2-6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
26- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.6nvdVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- 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
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00010.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/23/2nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75356nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033046nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2679-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2683-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2684-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f7352bf21f8fd7ba3e2fcef9488756f188e12benvd
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147nvd
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