VDB
CVE-2015-8970
CVE-2015-8970
PUBLISHED
crypto/algif_skcipher.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4.2 does not verify that a setkey operation has been performed on an AF_ALG socket before an accept system call is processed, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted application that does not supply a key, related to the lrw_crypt function in crypto/lrw.c.
EPSS 0.04% · 11.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.04%
11.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1032.35, 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 3.19.0-30.34~14.04.1, 3.19.0-31.36~14.04.1, 3.19.0-32.37~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 5.4.0-1006.6, 5.3.0-1017.19, 5.3.0-1015.17 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1073.75, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 0, 5.4.0-30.34, 5.4.0-26.30 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.13.0-1004.4, 5.15.0-1018.21, 5.15.0-1008.8 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-196.247, 0, 3.11.0-12.19 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.4.0-1092.97+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1095.101+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1098.104+cvm1.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.4.0-1071.76, 5.4.0-1067.70, 5.4.0-1066.69 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.4.0-1029.30, 5.4.0-1079.83, 5.4.0-1080.84 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 6.8.0-2019.20, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gkeop-5.15 | *, *, 5.15.0-1036.42~20.04.1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- Ansible role for workaround for CVE-2017-2636 (Red Hat) - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2636 (github-poc)
- Ansible role for workaround for CVE-2017-2636 (Red Hat) - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2636 (github-poc)
- Ansible role for workaround for CVE-2017-2636 (Red Hat) - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2636 (github-poc)
- Ansible role for workaround for CVE-2017-2636 (Red Hat) - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2636 (github-poc)
- Ansible role for workaround for CVE-2017-2636 (Red Hat) - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-2636 (github-poc)
Timeline
- Nov 28, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8970 third-party-advisory
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/syzkaller/frb2XrB5aWk/xCXzkIBcDAAJ third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386286 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/03/6 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8970 third-party-advisory