CVE-2015-8787: Linux Kernel

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 9.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The nf_nat_redirect_ipv4 function in net/netfilter/nf_nat_redirect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by sending certain IPv4 packets to an incompletely configured interface, a related issue to CVE-2003-1604.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 3.19, before 4.1.31 (fixed in 4.1.31); from 4.2, before 4.4 (fixed in 4.4)

Published 2016-02-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.