USN-2588-1
Advisory lineage Upstream: 4 Downstream: 0
Published: 30 Apr 2015, 08:17
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 09:11
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
30 Apr 2015, 08:17
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 09:11
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
linux vulnerabilities A stack overflow was discovered in the the microcode loader for the intel x86 platform. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) or to potentially execute code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2015-2666) It was discovered that the Linux kernel's IPv6 networking stack has a flaw that allows using route advertisement (RA) messages to set the 'hop_limit' to values that are too low. An unprivileged attacker on a local network could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (IPv6 messages dropped). (CVE-2015-2922)
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•linux
< 3.13.0-51.84