The IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.18.8 does not properly consider the length of the Read-Copy Update (RCU) grace period for redirecting lookups in the absence of caching, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or system crash) via a flood of packets.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-04-05T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:47:15.938Z

Reserved: 2015-02-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-1465

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-04-05T21:59:01.233

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:25:29.287

Link: CVE-2015-1465

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2015-01-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1465 - Bugzilla