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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2015-11-16T21:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:31.866Z

Reserved: 2015-11-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8215

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-11-16T21:59:01.607

Modified: 2017-11-04T01:29:12.130

Link: CVE-2015-8215

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-02-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8215 - Bugzilla