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Case File

CVE-2015-5364

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 6.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-08-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2015-5364
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
6.27%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 do not properly consider yielding a processor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system hang) via incorrect checksums within a UDP packet flood.