CVE-2015-8215 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the IPv6 stack of the Linux kernel prior to version 4.0. Specifically, the net/ipv6/addrconf.c file fails to validate MTU changes, allowing attackers to cause packet loss. This vulnerability affects Linux kernel versions before 4.0. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is considered medium severity. It can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring no authentication, and its impact is limited to denial of service (packet loss). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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