CVE-2015-8543
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...
- Published
- Dec 28, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 66.9%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1- CVE-2015-8543_for_SLE12SP1Exploit
Local privilege escalation exploit for CVE-2015-8543 targeting SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1, using a null pointer dereference to gain root.
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