CVE-2015-3212

Published: Aug 31, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.9

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 6.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

Linux

1 product

Linux Kernel

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.1.1

Related CWEs

CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (40)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2d45a02d0166caf2627fe91897c6ffc3b19514c4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.2

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76082

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033169

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2713-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2714-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2715-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2716-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2717-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2718-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2719-1

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1226442

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d45a02d0166caf2627fe91897c6ffc3b19514c4

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2d45a02d0166caf2627fe91897c6ffc3b19514c4