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CVE-2015-5366
UNKNOWN · CVSS n/a
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2015-08-31T10:59:13.893 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:29:01.400

Summary

The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 provide inappropriate -EAGAIN return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (EPOLLET epoll application read outage) via an incorrect checksum in a UDP packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5364.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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