Security Advisory
CVE-2015-4700
4.9
Vulnerability Description
The bpf_int_jit_compile function in arch/x86/net/bpf_jit_comp.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) by creating a packet filter and then loading crafted BPF instructions that trigger late convergence by the JIT compiler.
Published Date
August 31, 2015
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory