CVE-2015-4700

kernel: Crafted BPF filters may crash kernel during JIT optimisation

Published Aug 31, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The bpf_int_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions that trigger late convergence by the JIT compiler.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3329-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-4719 The bpf_int_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions that trigger late convergence by the JIT compiler.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2664-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2666-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2678-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2679-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2680-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2681-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2683-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2684-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
References
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3f7352bf21f8fd7ba3e2fcef9488756f188e12be cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00010.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.6 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/23/2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75356 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033046 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2679-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2683-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2684-1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233615 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f7352bf21f8fd7ba3e2fcef9488756f188e12be cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4700 cve-icon
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4700 cve-icon
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:25 AM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 31, 2015, 10:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:27 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 23, 2015, 12:00 AM