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CVE-2015-4700

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-4700 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 4.0.6. A local attacker can trigger a system crash by crafting BPF instructions that exploit a flaw in the bpf_int_jit_compile function's JIT compiler. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and local access requirement, but a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 4.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
36.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0045 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-229.14.1.rt56.141.13.el7_1
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-229.14.1.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-4700Important

kernel: Crafted BPF filters may crash kernel during JIT optimisation

Jun 23, 2015

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00010.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/3f7352bf21f8fd7ba3e2fcef9488756f188e12be
support.f5.com / csp/article/K05211147
debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3329
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.6
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/06/23/2
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
securityfocus.com / bid/75356
securitytracker.com / id/1033046
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2679-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2680-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2681-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2683-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2684-1