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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.9.

Weakness

• n/a
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Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (26)

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3f7352bf21f8fd7ba3e2fcef9488756f188e12be (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1491 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1489 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20150622 Re: CVE request: Linux kernel - bpf jit optimization flaw can panic kenrel. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1488 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-2680-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3f7352bf21f8fd7ba3e2fcef9488756f188e12be (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-2679-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1611 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2015:1778 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1233615 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1033046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• DSA-3329 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2015:1382 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-2684-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• USN-2681-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1478 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-2683-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1490 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 75356 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1224 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1487 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• SUSE-SU-2015:1592 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 06:25 UTC.