CVE 2015-8215
net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in the Linux kernel before 4.0 does not validate attempted changes to the MTU value, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-0272. NOTE: the scope of CVE-2015-0272 is limited to the NetworkManager product.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2015-8215 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #1517957: CVE-2015-8215
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Xenial) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Xenial) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Wily) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Wily) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Vivid) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Trusty) | Undecided | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Precise) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Precise) | Undecided | Won't Fix | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Fix Released | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu) | Medium | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | New | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Vivid) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Wily) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Xenial) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise) | Medium | Invalid | ||
| 1517957 | CVE-2015-8215 | linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty) | Medium | Invalid | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
