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UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8787 Critical

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8787

The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending certain IPv4 packets to an incompletely configured interface, a related issue to CVE-2003-1604.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published December 31, 2015
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-vivid

19 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-wily

6 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-2889-1
related USN-2890-1
related USN-2890-3

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8787

The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending certain IPv4 packets to an incompletely configured interface, a related issue to CVE-2003-1604.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence