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Description
The (1) udp_recvmsg and (2) udpv6_recvmsg functions in the Linux
kernel before 4.0.6 do not properly consider yielding a processor,
which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system
hang) via incorrect checksums within a UDP packet flood.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20150630 CVE Request: UDP checksum DoS
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Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150701)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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