UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8812

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8812

    Published: 31 Dec 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8812
    Aliases:
    USN-2946-1
    USN-2946-2
    USN-2947-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8812, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/11/1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1303532, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2946-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2946-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2947-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2947-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2947-3, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2948-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2949-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2967-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2967-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8812

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-85.129

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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