UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4700

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CVE-2015-4700
Published: 24 Jun 2015, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Jun 2015, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The bpf_int_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions that trigger late convergence by the JIT compiler.

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-58.97

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic

    < 3.16.0-43.58~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid

    < 3.19.0-23.24~14.04.1

References (10)