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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-8787

The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 9.23%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending certain IPv4 packets to an incompletely configured interface, a related issue to CVE-2003-1604.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
9.23% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
security@debian.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.