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CVE-2015-5366: linux linux_kernel Resource Management Errors

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5366DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5366
Published 31-08-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5366 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 6.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 25 · Related 15
DLA-310-1DSA-3313-1RHSA-2015:1623RHSA-2015:1778RHSA-2015:1787RHSA-2015:1788

Timeline

  1. 31-08-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 provide inappropriate -EAGAIN return values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (EPOLLET epoll application read outage) via an incorrect checksum in a UDP packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5364.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.08% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu20 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-58.97
  • 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)
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.0.7-1
Linux1 product
Redhat1 product

4 vendors · 23 products

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