CVE-2015-8812 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2015-8812?

CVE-2015-8812 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2015-8812?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, Linux Linux Kernel, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

Vulnerability Description

drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly identify error conditions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via crafted packets.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Novell	Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension	12
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 3.2.78
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	12.04

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=67f1aeVendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2015-8812?

CVE-2015-8812 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly identify error conditions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (...

How severe is CVE-2015-8812?

CVE-2015-8812 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2015-8812?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension, Linux Linux Kernel, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.