CVE-2015-2922: debian debian_linux DEPRECATED: Code
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-2922 is a low (CVSS 3.3) DEPRECATED: Code vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 3.3, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 5Timeline
- 27-05-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The ndisc_router_discovery function in net/ipv6/ndisc.c in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows remote attackers to reconfigure a hop-limit setting via a small hop_limit value in a Router Advertisement (RA) message.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.01%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.01% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (kernel.org)
Maturity: unknown
Exploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: adjacent network, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu19 products
- linux< 3.13.0-51.84
- linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
- linux< 3.16.7-ckt9-1
- debian_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL20 | 21 | 22
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 3.19.5
Redhat1 product
6 vendors · 26 products
References
31 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155908.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155804.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155854.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORAThird Party Advisory
Show all 31 references
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6fd99094de2b83d1d4c8457f2c83483b2828e75aX Refsource CONFIRM
- git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/…REPORT