Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8215
CVE-2015-8215
Description
net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.0 does not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0272. NOTE: the scope of CVE-2015-0272 is limited to the NetworkManager product.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
15- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/77751427a1ff25b27d47a4c36b12c3c8667855acnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/85274nvd
- bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1500810nvd
- bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cginvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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