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CVE-2015-8543

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 1.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-12-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. It affects Linux, Android. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

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-2015-8543
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
1.22%
Linux Android

Original NVD Description

The networking implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3, as used in Android and other products, does not validate protocol identifiers for certain protocol families, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging CLONE_NEWUSER support to execute a crafted SOCK_RAW application.