Improper input validation in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-1465
Published: April 6, 2015 / Updated: January 26, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92505
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1465
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error within the __mkroute_input() and rt_fill_info() functions in net/ipv4/route.c, within the ip_forward() function in net/ipv4/ip_forward.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-1465
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183744
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=df4d92549f23e1c037e83323aff58a21b3de7fe0
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/df4d92549f23e1c037e83323aff58a21b3de7fe0
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/03/13
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72435
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763