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.
- EPSS
- 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 88% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-17
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- debian:debian_linux
- netfilter:conntrack-tools
References
- http://bugzilla.netfilter.org/show_bug.cgi?id=910
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174875.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/174883.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00015.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3341