What is CVE-2015-1421?

CVE-2015-1421 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10. CVE-2015-1421 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1421?

CVE-2015-1421 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-1421?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-1421 patch availability.

Is CVE-2015-1421 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-1421 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2015-1421

High

Use-after-free vulnerability in the sctp_assoc_update function in net/sctp/associola.c in the Linux kernel before 3.18.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (slab corruption and panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering an INIT collision that leads to improper handling of shared-key data.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-03-16

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

10.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

21 total

Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.8

Vendor Advisory
Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=600ddd6825543962fb807884169e57b580dba208
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00001.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0726.html

Third Party Advisory

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-1421

Severity High

CVSS score 10.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-03-16

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1421?

CVE-2015-1421 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10 . CVE-2015-1421 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1421?

CVE-2015-1421 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-1421?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-1421 patch availability.
Is CVE-2015-1421 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2015-1421 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.