What is CVE-2015-3212?

CVE-2015-3212 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2015-3212 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-3212?

CVE-2015-3212 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-3212?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-3212 patch availability.

Is CVE-2015-3212 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-3212 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2015-3212

Medium

Race condition in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (list corruption and panic) via a rapid series of system calls related to sockets, as demonstrated by setsockopt calls.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-08-31

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2015-3212 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

20 total

Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2d45a02d0166caf2627fe91897c6ffc3b19514c4

Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.2

Vendor Advisory
GitHub
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2d45a02d0166caf2627fe91897c6ffc3b19514c4

Vendor Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-3212

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-08-31

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3212?

CVE-2015-3212 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2015-3212 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-3212?

CVE-2015-3212 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-3212?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-3212 patch availability.
Is CVE-2015-3212 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2015-3212 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.