CVE-2015-6496

conntrackd in conntrack-tools 1.4.2 and earlier does not ensure that the optional kernel modules are loaded before using them, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a (1) DCCP, (2) SCTP, or (3) ICMPv6 packet.
References
Link Resource
http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd Patch Vendor Advisory URL Repurposed
http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/14/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/18/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://git.netfilter.org/conntrack-tools/commit/?id=c392c159605956c7bd4a264ab4490e2b2704c0cd Patch Vendor Advisory URL Repurposed
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:netfilter:conntrack-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-08-24 14:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2015-6496

Mitre link : CVE-2015-6496

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-6496


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

netfilter

  • conntrack-tools
CWE
CWE-17

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