# CVE-2015-0272: GNOME NetworkManager allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IPv6 traffic disruption) via a crafted MTU value in an IPv6 Route

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-11-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

GNOME NetworkManager allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (IPv6 traffic disruption) via a crafted MTU value in an IPv6 Router Advertisement (RA) message, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8215.

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76814
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/commit/?id=d5fc88e573fa58b93034b04d35a2454f5d28cad9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1192132
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

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