CVE-2015-8787 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2015-8787?

CVE-2015-8787 is a critical vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8787?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8787?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-8787 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8787 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8787, GHSA-959v-vp3p-vw6v, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8787.