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CVE-2015-8215

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 3.69% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-11-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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

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CVE
CVE-2015-8215
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.69%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.